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Minimum unit pricing (MUP) sets a floor price on a unit of alcohol to prevent the sale of 'cheap' drinks, with the aim … of reducing alcohol related harm. MUP was introduced in Scotland on 1 May 2018 at 50p per unit. This study estimates the …, we compare off-trade alcohol sales in Scotland post-implementation with a counterfactual based on sales figures from …
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Der Einsatz von Ethanol, erzeugt aus landwirtschaftlichen Grundstoffen, wird in vielen Ländern als vorrangige Form praktiziert, um fossile Kraftstoffe in einem gewissen Umfang zu substituieren. Dabei ist weltweit eine steigende Tendenz zu beobachten, und es entstehen durch den Aufbau eines...
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of MLDA changes across Spanish regions. Raising the MLDA decreased alcohol consumption among adolescents aged 14–17 by 8 … to 18% and improved their exam performance by 4% of a standard deviation. This effect appears driven by alcohol's direct … tranquilliser and sleeping pill use, suggesting improved mental health. Our findings indicate that reducing teenage alcohol …
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In May 2018, Scotland introduced a minimum unit price on alcohol. We examine the impact of this policy on traffic … other predictors of alcohol consumption or cross-border effects. A brief discussion of the policy implications of our …
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The alcohol industry argues that alcohol excise taxes do not reduce heavy drinking because of substitutions to lower … 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 …
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determinants of the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and cocaine in Mexico. The contribution of this work is supported by … behaviors hypothesis. The results show that alcohol consumption responds on changes on consumer's income. The tobacco …
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As alcoholic beverages play a significant role in social and economic contexts, the taxation of alcohol and its policy …
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Starting around 1996, Russia witnessed a strong growth in beer consumption, leading to a fivefold growth in average beer consumption and making beer the most important alcoholic drink today. We use survey data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) to analyze individual...
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I show that an advertising ban is more likely to increase - rather than decrease - total consumption when advertising does not bring about a large expansion of market demand at given prices and when it increases product differentiation (thus allowing firms to command higher prices). In this...
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