Should we tax sugar-sweetened beverages? An overview of theory and evidence

H Allcott, BB Lockwood, D Taubinsky - Journal of Economic …, 2019 - aeaweb.org
Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages are growing in popularity and have generated an
active public debate. Are they a good idea? If so, how high should they be? Are such taxes …

Public health roles in addressing commercial determinants of health

K Lee, N Freudenberg - Annual review of public health, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The shared challenges posed by the production and distribution of health-harming products
have led to growing recognition of the need for policy learning and transfer across problems …

Outcomes following taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Andreyeva, K Marple, S Marinello… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance More than 45 countries and several local jurisdictions have implemented sugar-
sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes to improve nutrition and population health, and evidence …

Regressive sin taxes, with an application to the optimal soda tax

H Allcott, BB Lockwood… - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A common objection to “sin taxes”—corrective taxes on goods that are thought to be
overconsumed, such as cigarettes, alcohol, and sugary drinks—is that they often fall …

Brand anthropomorphism, love and defense: does attitude towards social distancing matter?

F Ali, S Dogan, M Amin, K Hussain… - The Service Industries …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Several hospitality brands changed their logos to reinforce the importance of social
distancing in reducing the risk of virus infection. Since social distancing is a polarizing topic …

How well targeted are soda taxes?

P Dubois, R Griffith, M O'Connell - American Economic Review, 2020 - aeaweb.org
Soda taxes aim to reduce excessive sugar consumption. We assess who is most impacted
by soda taxes. We estimate demand using micro longitudinal data covering on-the-go …

The Association Of A Sweetened Beverage Tax With Changes In Beverage Prices And Purchases At Independent Stores: Study compares changes in sweetened …

SN Bleich, HG Lawman, MT LeVasseur, J Yan… - Health …, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
In January 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, implemented an excise tax of 1.5 cents per
ounce on beverages sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners. Small independent …

Oakland's sugar-sweetened beverage tax: impacts on prices, purchases and consumption by adults and children

J Cawley, D Frisvold, A Hill, D Jones - Economics & Human Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Several cities in the US have implemented taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in
an attempt to improve public health and raise revenue. On July 1, 2017, Oakland introduced …

The impact of sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes on purchases: Evidence from four city‐level taxes in the United States

J Cawley, D Frisvold, D Jones - Health economics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Since 2017, many US cities have implemented taxes on sugar‐sweetened beverages to
decrease consumption of sugary beverages and raise revenue. We analyze household …

The effectiveness of sin food taxes: evidence from Mexico

A Aguilar, E Gutierrez, E Seira - Journal of Health Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We measure the effect of a large nationwide tax reform on sugar-added drinks and caloric-
dense food introduced in Mexico in 2014. Using scanner data containing weekly purchases …