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. My Kingdom for a Drink … ? A Review of Estimates of the Price Sensitivity of Demand for Alcoholic Beverages
    Leung SF, Phelps CE. Rockville, MD: United States Department of Health and Human Services. .
    Date: 1993 (archived)
  2. Mandated Exclusive Territories and Economic Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of the Malt-Beverage Industry
    Sass TR, Saurman DS. Journal of Law and Economics. 36(1-2), 153-177.
    Date: 1993 (archived)
  3. Alcohol Beverage Price Spectra: Opportunities for Substitution
    Treno AJ, Nephew TM, Ponicki WR, Gruenewald PJ. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 17(3), 675-680.
    Date: 1993 (archived)
  4. Understanding United States Alcohol Consumption with Social and Economic Factors: A Multivariate Time Series Analysis, 1950- 1986
    Treno AJ, Parker RN, Holder HD. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 54(2), 146-156.
    Date: 1993 (archived)
  5. The Prices of Alcoholic Beverages in the Nordic Countries
    Horverak O, Osterberg E. British Journal of Addiction. 87(10), 1393-1408.
    Date: 1992 (archived)
  6. Cross-Country Alcohol Consumption Comparison: An Application of the Rotterdam Demand System
    Selvanathan EA. Applied Economics. 23(10), 1613-1622.
    Date: 1991 (archived)
  7. Taxing to Control Social Costs: The Case of Alcohol
    Pogue TF, Sgontz LG. The American Economic Review. 79(1), 235-243.
    Date: 1989 (archived)
  8. Price and Health Policy in Sweden--A Critical Review
    Rosen M. Health Policy. 12(3), 263-274.
    Date: 1989 (archived)
  9. The Impact of Distilled Spirits Taxes on Consumption, Auto Fatalities and Cirrhosis Mortality
    Cook P. Advances in Substance Use. Suppl, 1, 159-167.
    Date: 1987 (archived)
  10. Beer Taxes, the Legal Drinking Age, and Youth Motor Vehicle Fatalities
    Saffer H, Grossman M. The Journal of Legal Studies. 16(2), 351-374.
    Date: 1987 (archived)
  11. Do Excise Taxes Save Lives?
    Walsh BM. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 19(6), 433-448.
    Date: 1987 (archived)
  12. The Demand for Beer, Wine, and Spirits: A System Wide Analysis
    Clements KW, Johnson LW. Journal of Business. 56(3), 273-304.
    Date: 1983 (archived)
  13. The Demand for Beer, Wine, and Spirits: A Systemwide Analysis
    Clements KW, Johnson LW. Journal of Business. 56(3), 273-304.
    Date: 1983 (archived)
  14. New Evidence on Controlling Alcohol Use Through Price
    Levy D, Sheflin N. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 44(6), 929-937.
    Date: 1983 (archived)
  15. Rational Choice and the Taxation of Sin
    Crain M, Deaton T, Holocombe R, Tollison R. Journal of Public Economics. 8, 239-245.
    Date: 1977 (archived)
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