title: Influence of Holy Month Ramadan on Alcohol Consumption in Turkey.
abstract: This study utilizes a balanced panel data set covering 50 monthly observations regarding the brewery products to examine the impact of holy month Ramadan on alcohol consumption in Turkey. In addition to the Ramadan, temperature, prices of the products and disposable income are other demand factors which are taken into account in this study. As expected, the Ramadan has been found to be associated with lower alcohol usage. As price of alcoholic drinks increases, the alcohol consumption decreases significantly. In addition, alcohol consumption rises with the enhancements in the disposable income. However, surprisingly, the temperature has not any significant effect on alcohol consumption in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Turkish Competition Authority, Üniversiteler Mahallesi, 1597. Cadde No:9 Çankaya, 06800, Ankara, Turkey. acelen@rekabet.gov.tr.
authors.forename: Aydın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çelen
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005215:Fasting / Q000523:psychology*; D006693:Holidays / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Alcohol consumption; Faith-based interventions; Fasting; Islam; Ramadan; Turkey