The Economics of Minimum Pricing for Alcohol

Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 174 - 189
Published: Jun 1, 2013
Abstract
This article explores a wide range of issues that proponents of setting minimum prices for alcohol must resolve before they can safely claim their proposals improve public health and decrease public health care costs. Problems range from inability to know ‘correct’ prices and why tacking on pricing regulations to markets already taxed makes sense, to various unintended adverse consequences such as generating higher demand for illegal drugs and...
Paper Details
Title
The Economics of Minimum Pricing for Alcohol
Published Date
Jun 1, 2013
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
174 - 189
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