Heterogenous wealth effects of minimum unit price on purchase of alcohol: Evidence using scanner data.
One of the key arguments given to oppose the "sin taxes" is that they are regressive in nature and place disproportionately higher cost on the poor thereby reducing their net wealth. The response to a reduction in net wealth attributed to tax can potentially have significant effects throug...
Main Authors: | Anurag Sharma, Brian Vandenberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225538 |
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