We study the introduction of a price floor for alcohol that is aimed at correcting for negative consumption …

We evaluate the impact of a price floor for alcohol introduced in Scotland in 2018, using a difference …-in-differences strategy with England as a control group. We show that the policy led to the largest reductions in alcohol units purchased … to the price floor, but avoid the large transfers from public funds to the alcohol industry that arise under the floor. …

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 …

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 …

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 … construct representative and consistent measures of alcohol prices and sales from scanner data collected for hundreds of …

students do not consider an externality in the working environment of acquiring education for investment purposes. We show when …

magnitudes. I estimate social and externality benefits of influenza vaccination in two settings. First, using a natural … examine a setting with large potential externality benefits: vaccination mandates for health care workers. I find that the … social benefits of vaccination are substantial, most of benefits operate through an externality, and that the benefits of …