Alshamleh, Osaid; Jenkins, Glenn P.; Ekici, Tufan - 2023
focus of this article. Particular attention is given to the taxation of soft drinks and cosmetics. We examine the income … cosmetics. Households across the economy pay more in excise taxes on cosmetics than they do on either alcoholic beverages or … tobacco products. Relative to the level of household expenditures, the burden of the excise taxes on cosmetics is highest for …