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.

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Mortality and Morbidity
Alcohol Price and Other Drugs
Government Control
  1. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. Alcohol Demand and Risk Preference
    Dave D, Saffer H. Journal of Economic Psychology. 29(6), 810-831.
    Date: 2008 (archived)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Control
    Cook PJ. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. .
    Date: 2007 (archived)
  10. When is Alcohol Just Another Drug?
    Cook PJ, Reuter P. Addiction. 102(8), 1183-1188.
    Date: 2007 (archived)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  13. 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)
  14. 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)
  15. 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)
  16. 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)
  17. 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)
  18. 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)
  19. What Determines Wine Prices: Objective Vs. Sensory Characteristics
    Lecocq S, Visser M. Journal of Wine Economics. 1(1), 42-56.
    Date: 2006 (archived)
  20. 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)
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