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. The Raising of Minimum Alcohol Prices in Saskatchewan, Canada: Impacts on Consumption and Implications for Public Health
    Stockwell T, Zhao J, Giesbrecht N, Macdonald S, Thomas G, Wettlaufer A. American Journal of Public Health. 102(12), e103-e110.
    Date: 2012 (archived)
  2. Does the Response to Alcohol Taxes Differ Across Racial/Ethnic Groups?
    An R, Sturm R. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. 14(1), 13-23.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  3. Using Taxes to Curb Drinking: A Report Card on the Australian Government’s Alcopops Tax
    Doran CM, Digiusto E. Drug and Alcohol Review. 30(6), 677-680.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  4. The Relationship Between Alcohol Problems, Perceived Risks and Attitudes Toward Alcohol Policy in Canada
    Macdonald S, Stockwell T, Luo J. Drug and Alcohol Review. 30(6), 652-658.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  5. The Effect of Alcoholic Beverage Excise Tax on Alcohol-Attributable Injury Mortalities
    Son CH, Topyan K. The European Journal of Health Economics. 12(2), 103-113.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  6. The Pricing Policy of Alcohol Monopolies: The Case of Sweden and Quebec
    Spiering C. Unpublished Masters, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam. .
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  7. The Effects of Prices on Alcohol Use and Its Consequences
    Xu X, Chaloupka FJ. Alcohol Research and Health. 34(2), 236-245.
    Date: 2011 (archived)
  8. The Price of a Drink: Levels of Consumption and Price Paid Per Unit of Alcohol by Edinburgh’s Ill Drinkers with a Comparison to Wider Alcohol Sales in Scotland
    Black H, Gill J, Chick J. Addiction. 106(4), 729-736.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  9. Changes in Alcohol-Related Problems After Alcohol Policy Changes in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden
    Bloomfield K, Wicki M, Gustafsson N-K, Mäkelä P, Room R. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 71(1), 32-40.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  10. The Effectiveness of Tax Policy Interventions for Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumptions and Related Harms
    Elder RW, Lawrence B, Ferguson A, Naimi TS, Brewer RD, Chattopadhyay SK, . American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 38(2), 217-229.
    Date: 2010 (archived)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  13. 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)
  14. 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)
  15. 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)
  16. 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)
  17. 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)
  18. 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)
  19. 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)
  20. 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)
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