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 Tax Cuts and Increase in Alcohol-Positive Sudden Deaths—A Time-Series Intervention Analysis
    Koski A, Sirén R, Vuori E, Poikolainen K. Addiction. 102(3), 362-368.
    Date: 2007 (archived)
  2. Concurrent and Simultaneous Drug and Alcohol Use: Results of the 2000 National Alcohol Survey
    Midanik LT, Tam TW, Weisner C. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 90(1), 72-80.
    Date: 2007 (archived)
  3. Joint Impacts of Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Beer Taxes on United States Youth Traffic Fatalities, 1975 to 2001
    Ponicki WR, Gruenewald PJ, LaScala EA. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 31(5), 804-813.
    Date: 2007 (archived)
  4. Alcohol Consumption in British Columbia and Canada: A Case for Liquor Taxes That Reduce Harm. (CARBC Statistical Bulletin)
    Stockwell T, Pakula B, Macdonald S, Buxton J, Zhao J, Tu A, Reist D, Thomas G, Puri A, Duff C. University of Victoria, British Columbia. .
    Date: 2007 (archived)
  5. Effects of Tobacco Price Increases on Drinking (Working Paper)
    Carpenter C, Cook P. Duke University, Sanford Institute of Public Policy. Durham, North Carolina. .
    Date: 2006 (archived)
  6. Price Elasticity of Demand for Malt Liquor Beer: Findings from a United States Pilot Study
    French MT, Brown Taylor D, Bluthenthal RN. Social Science & Medicine. 62(9), 2101-2111.
    Date: 2006 (archived)
  7. Alcohol Prices, Beverage Quality, and the Demand for Alcohol: Quality Substitutions and Price Elasticity
    Gruenewald PJ, Ponicki WR, Holder HD, Romelsjö A. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 30(1), 96-105.
    Date: 2006 (archived)
  8. Prevention of Deaths from Harmful Drinking in the United States: The Potential Effects of Tax Increases and Advertising Bans on Young Drinkers
    Hollingworth W, Ebel BE, McCarty CA, Garrison MM, Christakis DA, Rivara FP. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 67(2), 300-308.
    Date: 2006 (archived)
  9. What Determines Wine Prices: Objective Vs. Sensory Characteristics
    Lecocq S, Visser M. Journal of Wine Economics. 1(1), 42-56.
    Date: 2006 (archived)
  10. The Impact of Alcohol Taxation on Liver Cirrhosis Mortality
    Ponicki WR, Gruenewald PJ. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 67(6), 934-938.
    Date: 2006 (archived)
  11. Consumer Sensitivity to Changes in Tax Policy on Consumption of Alcohol
    Smith DE, Mitry DJ. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 30(3), 247-255.
    Date: 2006 (archived)
  12. Can Government Policies Help Adolescents Avoid Risky Behavior?
    Bishai DM, Mercer D, Tapales A. Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice and Theory. 40(2), 197-202.
    Date: 2005 (archived)
  13. Are Alcohol Excise Taxes Good for Us? Short and long-term effects on mortality rates
    Cook PJ, Ostermann J, Sloan FA. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series (No. 11138). .
    Date: 2005 (archived)
  14. Individual Behaviors and Substance Use: The Role of Price
    Grossman M. Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research. 16, 15-39.
    Date: 2005 (archived)
  15. Are Alcohol Tax Hikes Fully Passed Through to Prices?
    Kenkel DS. American Economic Review. 95(2), 273-277.
    Date: 2005 (archived)
  16. An Investigation of the Effect of Privatization of Retail Sales of Alcohol on Consumption and Traffic Accidents in Alberta, Canada
    Trolldal B. Addiction. 100(5), 662-671.
    Date: 2005 (archived)
  17. Alcohol Price Elasticities in Control and License States in the United States, 1982-99
    Trolldal Br, Ponicki W. Addiction. 100(8), 1158-1165.
    Date: 2005 (archived)
  18. Alcohol Price Elasticity in Control and License States in the United States, 1982-99
    Trolldal BR, Ponicki W. Addiction. 100(8), 1158-1165.
    Date: 2005 (archived)
  19. Changing the Price of Alcohol in the United States: Perspectives from the Alcohol Industry, Public Health and Research
    Giesbrecht N, Greenfield T, Anglin L, Johnson S. Contemporary Drug Problems. 31, 711-736.
    Date: 2004 (archived)
  20. The Effects of United States State Income Inequality and Alcohol Policies on Symptoms of Depression and Alcohol Dependence
    Henderson C, Liu X, Diez Roux AV, Link BG, Hasin D. Social Science & Medicine. 58(3), 565-575.
    Date: 2004 (archived)
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