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State-specific liquor excise taxes and retail prices in 8 US states, 2012
Michael Siegel1, Jody Grundman, William DeJong
1a Department of Community Health Sciences , Boston University School of Public Health , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
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.
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