Download or read book The Effect of Changes in Alcohol Tax Differentials on Alcohol Consumption written by Markus Gehrsitz and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We show that tax-induced increases in alcohol prices can lead to substantial substitution and avoidance behavior that limits reductions in alcohol consumption. Causal estimates are derived from a natural experiment in Illinois where spirits and wine taxes were raised sharply and unexpectedly in 2009. Beer taxes were increased by only a trivial amount. We construct representative and consistent measures of alcohol prices and sales from scanner data collected for hundreds of products in several thousand stores across the US. Using several differences-in-differences models, we show that alcohol excise taxes are instantly over-shifted by a factor of up to 1.5. Consumers react by switching to less expensive products and increase purchases of low-tax alcoholic beverages, thus all but offsetting any moderate, tax-induced reductions in total ethanol consumption. Our study highlights the importance of tax-induced substitution, the implications of differential tax increases by beverage group and the impacts on public health of alternative types of tax hikes whose main aims are to increase revenue.
Download or read book Alcohol Consumption and Tax Differentials Between Beer Wine and Spirits written by Henry Saffer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impact of Alcohol Excise Tax Increases on Federal Revenues Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Problems written by National Alcohol Tax Coalition and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Shifting and Effects of the Liquor Tax written by Katherine Lenore Dealey and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Paying the Tab written by Philip J. Cook and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What drug provides Americans with the greatest pleasure and the greatest pain? The answer, hands down, is alcohol. The pain comes not only from drunk driving and lost lives but also addiction, family strife, crime, violence, poor health, and squandered human potential. Young and old, drinkers and abstainers alike, all are affected. Every American is paying for alcohol abuse. Paying the Tab, the first comprehensive analysis of this complex policy issue, calls for broadening our approach to curbing destructive drinking. Over the last few decades, efforts to reduce the societal costs--curbing youth drinking and cracking down on drunk driving--have been somewhat effective, but woefully incomplete. In fact, American policymakers have ignored the influence of the supply side of the equation. Beer and liquor are far cheaper and more readily available today than in the 1950s and 1960s. Philip Cook's well-researched and engaging account chronicles the history of our attempts to "legislate morality," the overlooked lessons from Prohibition, and the rise of Alcoholics Anonymous. He provides a thorough account of the scientific evidence that has accumulated over the last twenty-five years of economic and public-health research, which demonstrates that higher alcohol excise taxes and other supply restrictions are effective and underutilized policy tools that can cut abuse while preserving the pleasures of moderate consumption. Paying the Tab makes a powerful case for a policy course correction. Alcohol is too cheap, and it's costing all of us.
Download or read book The Health Impact of Alcohol Tax Reduction written by Ka-Yin Chow and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Health Impact of Alcohol Tax Reduction: an Implication to Hong Kong" by Ka-yin, Chow, 鄒家燕, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Introduction: Alcohol is a major contributor to pre-mature deaths globally, being ranked as the world's third greatest risk factor of deaths and disability and among the middle and high income countries the most important one. Recent meta-analyses have concluded that increasing alcohol tax is an effective mean to curb the alcohol epidemic by lowering alcohol consumption as the mediator. However, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) abolished the duty rate of all alcohol with strength less than 30% by volume effective from 27 February 2008. In this study, I reviewed the literature to assess and address the issues relating to the health impact of this policy change. Objectives: To evaluate the health impact of alcohol tax reduction in other regions based on published research reports and assess the generalizability of the findings to Hong Kong local setting Methods: Published studies on health impact of alcohol tax or price reduction were identified by PubMed. Inclusion criteria were: 1. all studies on alcohol tax reduction in any regions or countries; 2. in the studies outcome measures or any health impact of the alcohol tax reduction were clear and measurable; 3. original studies. On the other hand, editorial or legal reviews, commentaries, letters or articles with no component of epidemiological study and duplicated studies of the same data set were excluded. Non-English literature and non-human studies were excluded as well. There were totally 15 articles fulfilling all the criteria for final review. Results: There were diverging effects in the change of alcohol consumption after the alcohol tax reduction and the liberalization of the travellers' import among Nordic regional countries and Switzerland. However, the studies consistently showed an increase of alcohol-related mortality and hospitalization among different subgroups, for instance, the older or younger age group and the worst or better off population including the more frequent and heavy drinkers. No effect on other alcohol related harms such as interpersonal violence, traumatic brain injuries or crimes were found in association with the policy changes. Discussion: Policy makers should cautiously weigh the apparent economic benefit of alcohol tax reduction against the cost of public health damage. Drinking small amount of alcohol especially wine is still regarded as something good for health among the general public in Hong Kong. With the alcohol taxation abolished, it is likely the drinking culture, among the younger people will be incubated. Raising the public awareness of the harmful effect from alcohol drinking among Chinese population should be set as a top priority. A comprehensive surveillance on alcohol consumption and its related harm is urgently needed. Additionally, further evidence-based studies are warranted in order to investigate the health impact from the abolition of alcohol tax in Hong Kong. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5098443 Subjects: Alcohol - Taxation - Health aspects - China - Hong Kong
Download or read book Economics and Alcohol written by Marcus Grant and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, general levels of alcohol consumption had risen considerably in all parts of the world. In association with this, there was a proliferation of alcohol-related problems such as liver disease, drunkenness offences, marital disharmony and employment difficulties. Many factors influence the probability of alcohol addiction and the habits of drinking; they include age, sex, race, occupation and income. Economic aspects of the use and misuse of alcohol had been attracting increasing attention during the early 1980s. Politicians and scholars alike had drawn attention to the benefits of a vigorous alcohol industry on the one hand, and on the other, the costs of providing medical, social and educational services for those suffering from alcohol-related problems. Originally published in 1983, the real nature of the relationship between economics and alcohol is explored in detail for the first time in this book. It argues for increased participation by economists in the processes of social policy decision-making and considers the key issues of cost-benefit analyses, control policies, taxation and programme efficiency. No easy solutions are provided, but a host of unjustified assumptions about this subject are clarified. This book paved the way for substantial future collaboration between economists and those involved in alcohol studies.
Download or read book The Effects of Alcohol Excise Tax Increases by Drinking Level and by Income Level written by Henry Saffer and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The alcohol industry argues that alcohol excise taxes do not reduce heavy drinking because of substitutions to lower-cost products and that these taxes disproportionately burden low-income drinkers. Alternatively, some economists have argued that increases in alcohol excise taxes reduce heavy alcohol consumption. Using data from the Nielsen Homescan we investigate the effects of a large excise tax increase that raised alcohol prices. The results show that heavy drinkers reduce purchases, and this reduction is no different than the reductions by other drinkers. The results also show that only low-income drinkers pay more for ethanol after the tax increase.
Download or read book Impact of Alcohol Excise Tax Increases on Federal Revenues Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Problems written by National Alcohol Tax Coalition (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Action for health taxes from policy development to implementation written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-08-17 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol use is a leading cause of preventable death and disability worldwide. It is one of the world’s largest risk factors for death and disability. Alcohol taxes, like all health taxes, are considered to be a ‘triple-win’ for governments in that they can lead to improved population health, increased government revenues, and a reduction in health inequality. This document supports policymakers and other stakeholders to implement alcohol taxes more effectively, with a focus on the political economy of alcohol taxation and on how policy processes are shaped at a national level.
Download or read book What Happens to Drinking and Harms When Alcohol Policy Changes A Systematic Review of Five Natural Experiments for Alcohol Taxes Prices and Availability written by Jon P. Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural experiments are an important alternative to observational and econometric studies. This paper provides a systematic review of empirical results from primary studies of alcohol policy interventions in five countries: Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Sweden, and Switzerland. Major policy changes were removal of limits on travellers' tax-free imports and substantial alcohol tax reductions. A total of 55 articles are reviewed, which contain 78 results for alcohol consumption by various subpopulations, imports of alcohol, and evidence for alcohol-related acute- and chronic-harms. For each country, the review summarizes and examines: (1) history of policy interventions; (2) graphical trends for alcohol consumption and liver disease mortality; (3) empirical results for policy effects on alcohol consumption by subpopulations; and (4) empirical results for policy effects on alcohol-related harms. We also compare cross-country results for several outcomes, including binge drinking, alcohol consumption by youth and young adults, acute harms (assaults, drink-driving), and chronic harms (liver disease mortality, chronic hospitalizations). Overall, the review finds a lack of consistent results for consumption and harms both within- and across-countries, with a general finding that tax policy interventions had selective, rather than broad, impacts on subpopulations, drinking patterns, and alcohol-related harms. Policy implications of these findings are discussed.
Download or read book Alcohol Consumption and Taxation written by Edmund Crooks and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impact on Alcoholic Beverage Control of Taxation and Mark up written by Joint Committee of the States to Study Alcoholic Beverage Laws and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Price and Tax Effect on Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages written by Dr. Bijaya Nayak and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Price is a key determinant for access to and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol prices are determined by a range of factors and the most prominent factors are levels of taxation (excise duties and value added tax). Taxation is a key lever and blunt tool for governments to influence alcohol prices, and has been shown to be an effective instrument for reducing alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms. This research study evidence to demonstrate that the sale of alcoholic beverages are price responsive and also different populations have established different patterns of belief and behaviour with respect to changes in price of alcoholic beverages and their impact on consumption. From an economic perspective, alcoholic beverages are consumer goods, and therefore, what is known about consumer behavior in general is likely to be seen in alcohol consumption also. The economic model of consumers' behavior is that, other things being equal, consumers demand for a given commodity falls when its price rises and vice versa. That is, a rise in the price of alcoholic beverages due to increases in production costs, profits, and/or taxation results in reduced per capita consumption and conversely, a reduction in price results in an increase in consumption. There is strong and consistent evidence demonstrates that, increase in the price of alcohol is associated with reduced consumption at a population level. Access to cheap alcohol has been found to correlate with increased total alcohol consumption. The present study has determined and the evidence which indicated that, in general, the way drinkers respond to changes in the price of alcohol, that increases in the total price of alcohol can reduce drinking and a rise in the price and tax result in reduced per capita alcohol consumption. The testing of two hypotheses complement each other and provide a richer and more complete understanding of the nature of price and tax effects on consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Download or read book Alcohol Excise Taxes written by Theodore Prescott and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal excise tax on alcoholic beverages is imposed at the manufacturer and importer level, based on the per unit production or importation of alcoholic beverages (eg: distilled spirits, wine, and beer) for sale in the U.S. market. Today, three main approaches drive interest in alcohol taxes: tax rates could be decreased to benefit firms in the industry; excise tax rates could be increased for deficit reduction; or excise tax rates could be increased to discourage the negative spillover effects of alcohol consumption. This book provides a brief historical overview of alcohol excise tax policy and a description of current law; analyzes alcohol excise tax rates based on some of the standard criteria for tax evaluation; and discusses bills introduced in the 113th Congress that would reduce current excise tax rates as well as possible approaches to raising alcohol excise tax rates.
Download or read book The virtuous tax lifesaving and crime prevention effects of the 1991 federal alcohol tax increase written by Philip J. Cook and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. On January 1, 1991, the federal excise tax on beer doubled, and the tax rates on wine and liquor increased as well. These changes are larger than the typical state-level changes that have been used to study the effect of price on alcohol abuse and its consequences. In this paper, we develop a method to estimate some important effects of those large 1991 changes, exploiting the interstate differences in alcohol consumption. We demonstrate that the relative importance of drinking in traffic fatalities is closely tied to per capita alcohol consumption across states. As a result, we expect that the proportional effects of the federal tax increase on traffic fatalities would be positively correlated with per capita consumption. We demonstrate that this is indeed the case, and infer estimates of the price elasticity and lives saved in each state. We repeat this exercise for other injury-fatality rates, and for nine categories of crime. For each outcome, the estimated effect of the tax increase is negatively related to average consumption, and that relationship is highly significant for the overall injury death rate, the violent crime rate, and the property crime rate. A conservative estimate is that the federal tax reduced injury deaths by 4.7%, or almost 7,000, in 1991"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site
Download or read book The Effectiveness of an Alternative Alcohol Taxation Method in a Middle income County written by Bundit Sornpaisarn and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
