Price

Alcohol taxes and mark-ups in control states, are a way for governments to raise money to offset the societal cost and harm of alcohol use and are generally well-supported by the public. Minimum unit pricing and setting the price floor in control states has also been found to be an effective public health intervention when applied along with taxes, but this policy has not been tried in the U.S. Such strategies are found to increase alcohol prices, lower consumption and reduce alcohol-related harms such as drinking and driving, crime, violence and premature deaths.

Public Opinion and Policy
Consumption & Consumer Choice
Mortality and Morbidity
Alcohol Price and Other Drugs
Government Control
  1. Alcohol Consumption Before and After a Significant Reduction of Alcohol Prices in 2004 in Finland: Were the Effects Different Across Population Subgroups?
    Helakorpi S, Mäkelä P, Uutela A. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 45(3), 286-292.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  2. The Effects of the 2004 Reduction in the Price of Alcohol on Alcohol-Related Harm in Finland
    Herttua K. [Accessed: 2012-07-19. Archived By Webcite® At http: //www.Webcitation.Org/69Hsxd1Rv], Helsinki, Finland: The Population Research Institute. .
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  3. Effects of Alcohol Taxes on Alcohol- Related Mortality in Florida: Time-Series Analyses from 1969 to 2004
    Maldonado-Molina MM, Wagenaar AC. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 34(11), 1915-1921.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  4. Policy Options for Alcohol Price Regulation: The Importance of Modelling Population Heterogeneity
    Meier PS, Purshouse R, Brennan A. Addiction. 105(3), 383-393.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  5. Changes in Alcohol Consumption and Beverage Preference Among Adolescents After the Introduction of the Alcopops Tax in Germany
    Müller S, Piontek D, Pabst A, Baumeister SE, Kraus L. Addiction. 105(7), 1205-1213.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  6. Sin Taxes: Do Heterogeneous Responses Undercut their Value?
    Ayyagari P, Deb P, Fletcher J, Gallo WT, Sindelar JL. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series (No. 15124). .
    Date: 2009 (archived)
  7. You Save Money When You Buy in Bulk: Does Volume-Based Pricing Cause People to Buy More Beer?
    Bray JW, Loomis BR, Engelen M. Health Economics. 18(5), 607-618.
    Date: 2009 (archived)
  8. Economic Analysis of Multiple Addictions for Men and Women
    Goodman AC. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. 12(3), 139-156.
    Date: 2009 (archived)
  9. Economic Determinants of the Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Canada: A Panel Data Analysis
    Ogwang T, Cho DI. Empirical Economics. 37(3), 599-613.
    Date: 2009 (archived)
  10. Alcohol Price and Intoxication in College Bars
    O’Mara RJ, Thombs DL, Wagenaar AC, Rossheim ME Merves ML, Hou W, . Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 33(11), 1-8.
    Date: 2009 (archived)
  11. Fiscal and Externality Rationales for Alcohol Taxes (Article 29)
    Parry IWH, West SE, Laxminarayan R. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy. 9(1), 1-46.
    Date: 2009 (archived)
  12. Effects of Alcohol Tax Increases on Alcohol-Related Disease Mortality in Alaska: Time-Series Analyses from 1976 to 2004
    Wagenaar AC, Maldonado-Molina MM, Wagenaar BH. American Journal of Public Health. 99(9), 1464-1470.
    Date: 2009 (archived)
  13. Effects of Beverage Alcohol Price and Tax Levels on Drinking: A Meta-Analysis of 1003 Estimates from 112 Studies
    Wagenaar AC, Salois MJ, Komro KA. Addiction. 104(2), 179-190.
    Date: 2009 (archived)
  14. Salience and Taxation: Theory and Evidence
    Chetty R, Looney A, Kroft K. Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Division of Research and Statistics [Accessed: 2012-07-19. Archived By Webcite® At Http: //Www.Webcitation. Org/69Hrnddly]. Washington, DC. .
    Date: 2008 (archived)
  15. Alcohol Demand and Risk Preference
    Dave D, Saffer H. Journal of Economic Psychology. 29(6), 810-831.
    Date: 2008 (archived)
  16. Changes in Alcohol-Related Mortality and Its Socioeconomic Differences After a Large Reduction in Alcohol Prices: A Natural Experiment Based on Register Data
    Herttua K, Makela P, Martikainen P. American Journal of Epidemiology. 168(10), 1110-1118; discussion 1126-1131.
    Date: 2008 (archived)
  17. Changes in Volume of Drinking After Changes in Alcohol Taxes and Travelers’ Allowances: Results from a Panel Study
    Makela P, Bloomfield K, Gustafsson NK, Huhtanen P, Room R. Addiction. 103(2), 181-191.
    Date: 2008 (archived)
  18. Correlates of In-Store Promotions for Beer: Differential Effects of Market and Product Characteristics
    Bray JW, Loomis B, Engelen M. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 68(2), 220-228.
    Date: 2007 (archived)
  19. Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Control
    Cook PJ. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. .
    Date: 2007 (archived)
  20. When is Alcohol Just Another Drug?
    Cook PJ, Reuter P. Addiction. 102(8), 1183-1188.
    Date: 2007 (archived)
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