New evidence on controlling alcohol use through price.
A problem in earlier studies of the demand for beer, wine and distilled spirits was determining the effect on one category of alcoholic beverage of price changes in other categories. The present study estimates the demand for all alcoholic beverages, finding a stable relationship over a 40-year period. Policy implications are also discussed.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D014481:United States