Aims To compare estimated effects of two policy alternatives,(i) a minimum unit price (MUP)
for alcohol and (ii) specific (per-unit) taxation, upon current product prices, per capita …

Aims To determine if taxation policies that increase the price of alcohol differentially reduce
alcohol consumption for heavy drinkers in Australia. Design A two-part demand model for …

Background Alcohol consumption is associated with a range of health and social harms that
increase with the level of consumption. Policy makers are interested in effective and cost …

Aims To model the effects of a range of alcohol pricing policies on alcohol consumption in
subpopulation groups (eg alcohol consumption pattern, and age and income groups) in …

Background Reducing the affordability of alcohol, by increasing its price, is the most effective
strategy for controlling alcohol consumption and reducing harm. Sources of data We review …

Background We estimate the effect on light, moderate and heavy consumers of alcohol from
implementing a minimum unit price for alcohol (MUP) compared with a uniform volumetric …

Natural experiments are an important alternative to observational and econometric studies.
This paper provides a review of results from empirical studies of alcohol policy interventions …

The most common measure by which the public sector at local, state or national level has
affected the economic availability of alcoholic beverages is taxation in its different forms …

The estimation of price elasticities of alcohol demand is valuable for the appraisal of price-
based policy interventions such as minimum unit pricing and taxation. This study applies a …

Many people drink more than the recommended level of alcohol, with some drinking
substantially more. There is evidence that suggests that this leads to large health and social …