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
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    Beard TR, Gant PA, Saba RP. Southern Economic Journal. 64(1), 293-306.
    Date: 1997 (archived)
  2. Economic and Demographic Factors in United States Alcohol Demand: A Growth-Accounting Analysis
    Nelson JP. Empirical Economics. 22(1), 83-102.
    Date: 1997 (archived)
  3. Beer Taxes, Workers’ Compensation, and Industrial Injury
    Ohsfeldt RL, Morrisey MA. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 79(1), 155-160.
    Date: 1997 (archived)
  4. Altering Alcohol Price by Ethanol Content: Results from a Swedish Tax Policy in 1992
    Ponicki W, Holder HD, Gruenewald PJ, Romelsjö A. Addiction. 92(7), 859-870.
    Date: 1997 (archived)
  5. Perspectives on Alcohol Taxation
    Kenkel D, Manning W. Alcohol Health & Research World. 20(4), 230-238.
    Date: 1996 (archived)
  6. New Estimates of the Optimal Tax on Alcohol
    Kenkel DS. Economic Inquiry. 34, 296-319.
    Date: 1996 (archived)
  7. Alcohol Policies and Highway Vehicle Fatalities
    Ruhm CJ. Journal of Health Economics. 15, 435-454.
    Date: 1996 (archived)
  8. A Dynamic Demand Model for Liquor: The Case for Pooling
    Baltagi BH, Griffin JM. Review of Economics and Statistics. 77(3), 545-554.
    Date: 1995 (archived)
  9. The Interdependence of Cigarette and Liquor Demand
    Goel RK, Morey MJ. Southern Economic Journal. 62(2), 451-459.
    Date: 1995 (archived)
  10. Are Higher Alcohol Taxes Justified?
    Heien DM. The Cato Journal. 15(2-3), 243-254.
    Date: 1995 (archived)
  11. Potential Consequences from Possible Changes to Nordic Retail Alcohol Monopolies Resulting from European Union Membership
    Holder HD, Giesbrecht N, Horverak O, Nordlund S, Norström T, Olsson O, . Addiction. 90(12), 1603-1618.
    Date: 1995 (archived)
  12. Consumption Taxes in a Life-Cycle Framework: Are Sin Taxes Regressive?
    Lyon AB, Schwab RM. Review of Economics and Statistics. 77(3), 389-406.
    Date: 1995 (archived)
  13. The Demand for Alcohol: The Differential Response to Price
    Manning WG, Blumberg L, Moulton LH. Journal of Health Economics. 14(2), 123-148.
    Date: 1995 (archived)
  14. Do Alcohol Prices Affect Consumption and Related Problems?
    Österberg E. Oxford: Oxford University Press. .
    Date: 1995 (archived)
  15. Optimum Alcohol Taxation: Balancing Consumption and External Costs
    Richardson J, Crowley S. Health Economics. 3(2), 73-87.
    Date: 1994 (archived)
  16. Effects of Prices, Civil and Criminal Sanctions, and Law Enforcement on Alcohol-Related Mortality
    Sloan FA, Reilly BA, Schenzler C. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 55(4), 454-465.
    Date: 1994 (archived)
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    Chaloupka FJ, Saffer H, Grossman M. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series (No. 3831). .
    Date: 1993 (archived)
  18. Economic Perspectives on Reducing Alcohol-Related Violence
    Cook PJ, Moore MJ. (Monograph No. 24 No. Nih Publication No. 93-3496) Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Research. .
    Date: 1993 (archived)
  19. Violence Reduction Through Restrictions on Alcohol Availability
    Cook PJ, Moore MJ. Alcohol Health & Research World. 17(2), 151-156.
    Date: 1993 (archived)
  20. The External Costs of Alcohol Abuse
    Heien DM, Pittman DJ. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 54(3), 302-307.
    Date: 1993 (archived)
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