title: State-specific liquor excise taxes and retail prices in 8 US states, 2012.
abstract: The authors investigated the relationship between state excise taxes and liquor prices in 8 states, using 2012 data for 45 brands. The authors made 6042 price observations among 177 liquor stores with online prices. Using a hierarchical model, the authors examined the relationship between excise taxes and product prices. State excise taxes were significantly related to liquor prices, with an estimated pass-through rate of 0.93. The proportion of price accounted for by excise taxes averaged 7.0%. The authors find that excise taxes do increase the price of alcohol, but states are not taking advantage of this opportunity to reduce alcohol-related morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Community Health Sciences , Boston University School of Public Health , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Jody
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grundman
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: DeJong
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Naimi
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Alison B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Albers
authors.forename: Rebecca S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Jernigan
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic; D013660:Taxes / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States