Abstract
The authors investigated the relationship between state excise taxes and liquor prices in 8 states, using 2012 data for 45 brands. The authors made 6042 price observations among 177 liquor stores with online prices. Using a hierarchical model, the authors examined the relationship between excise taxes and product prices. State excise taxes were significantly related to liquor prices, with an estimated pass-through rate of 0.93. The proportion of price accounted for by excise taxes averaged 7.0%. The authors find that excise taxes do increase the price of alcohol, but states are not taking advantage of this opportunity to reduce alcohol-related morbidity and mortality.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 415-421 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Substance Abuse |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alcohol
- alcohol brands
- excise taxes
- price
- states
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Psychiatry and Mental health