title: Employment impact of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We assessed the impact of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes on net employment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a macroeconomic simulation model to assess the employment impact of a 20% SSB tax accounting for changes in SSB demand, substitution to non-SSBs, income effects, and government expenditures of tax revenues for Illinois and California in 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found increased employment of 4406 jobs in Illinois and 6654 jobs in California, representing a respective 0.06% and 0.03% change in employment. Declines in employment within the beverage industry occurred but were offset by new employment in nonbeverage industry and government sectors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SSB taxes do not have a negative impact on state-level employment, and industry claims of regional job losses are overstated and may mislead lawmakers and constituents.
authors: Lisa M. Powell, Roy Wada, and Frank J. Chaloupka are with the Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago. Lisa M. Powell is also with the Division of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago. Joseph J. Persky and Frank J. Chaloupka are with the Department of Economics, University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors: Lisa M
authors: LM
authors: Powell
authors: Roy
authors: R
authors: Wada
authors: Joseph J
authors: JJ
authors: Persky
authors: Frank J
authors: FJ
authors: Chaloupka
mesh_terms: D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000191:economics*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019649:Food Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D018803:Models, Economic; D013660:Taxes; D000078329:Workforce