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 Effects of Price on Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Problems
    Chaloupka FJ, Grossman M, Saffer H. Alcohol Research & Health. 26(1), 22-34.
    Date: 2002 (archived)
  2. The Economics of Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol-Control Policies
    Cook PJ, Moore MJ. Health Affairs. 21(2), 120-133.
    Date: 2002 (archived)
  3. Alcohol Taxes and Beverage Prices
    Young DJ, Bielinska-Kwapisz A. National Tax Journal. 55(1), 57-73.
    Date: 2002 (archived)
  4. Alcohol Regulation and Violence on College Campuses
    Grossman M, Markowitz S. Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse: The Experience of Developed Countries and Lessons for Developing Countries (pp. 257-289), Cheltenham, UK. .
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  5. A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Polydrug Abuse in Alcoholics: Asymmetrical Substitution of Alcohol and Cocaine
    Petry NM. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 62(1), 31-39.
    Date: 2001 (archived)
  6. Alternative Panel Estimates of Alcohol Demand, Taxation, and the Business Cycle
    Freeman DG. Southern Economic Journal. 67(2), 325- 344.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  7. Roles of Commercial Interests in Alcohol Policies: Recent Developments in North America
    Giesbrecht N. Addiction. 95 Suppl 4, S581-595.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  8. Local and Global Alcohol Supply: Economic and Geographic Models of Community Systems
    Gruenewald PJ, Treno AJ. Addiction. 95(Suppl4), S537-S549.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  9. The Price of Alcohol, Wife Abuse, and Husband Abuse
    Markowitz S. Southern Economic Journal. 67(2), 279-303.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  10. The Effects of Beer Taxes on Physical Child Abuse
    Markowitz S, Grossman M. Journal of Health Economics. 19(2), 271-282.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  11. Reducing Harmful Alcohol-Related Behaviors: Effective Regulatory Methods
    Stout EM, Sloan FA, Liang L, Davies HH. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 61(3), 402-412.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  12. Alcohol Regulation and Auto Fatalities
    Young DJ, Likens TW. International Review of Law and Economics. 20(1), 107-126.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  13. The Causal Relationship Between Socioeconomic Factors and Alcohol Consumption: A Granger-Causality Time Series Analysis, 1950-1993
    Brinkley GL. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 60(6), 759-768.
    Date: 1999 (archived)
  14. The Effects of Prices and Policies on the Demand for Marijuana: Evidence from the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse
    Farrelly MC, Bray JW, Zarkin GA, Wendling BW, Pacula RL. National Bureau of Economic Research (No. 6940). .
    Date: 1999 (archived)
  15. Dynamic Gains and Static Losses in Oligopoly: Evidence from the Beer Industry
    Gisser M. Economic Inquiry. 37(3), 554-573.
    Date: 1999 (archived)
  16. State Drug Control and Illicit Drug Participation
    Saffer H, Chaloupka F. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series (No. 7114). .
    Date: 1999 (archived)
  17. Alcohol Regulation and Domestic Violence Towards Children
    Markowitz S, Grossman M. Contemporary Economic Policy. 16, 309-320.
    Date: 1998 (archived)
  18. The Effect of Correlation Between Price and Quality on Consumer Choice
    Ordonez LD. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 75(3), 258-273.
    Date: 1998 (archived)
  19. Does Increasing the Beer Tax Reduce Marijuana Consumption?
    Pacula RL. Journal of Health Economics. 17, 557-585.
    Date: 1998 (archived)
  20. Beer and the Tie: Did Divestiture of Brewer-Owned Public Houses Lead to Higher Beer Prices?
    Slade ME. Economic Journal. 108, 565-602.
    Date: 1998 (archived)
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