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Title: Does Increasing the Beer Tax Reduce Marijuana Consumption?
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Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo |
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Does Increasing the Beer Tax Reduce Marijuana Consumption? Journal of Health Economics 17,5 (October 1998): 557-585. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167629697000398 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Economics, Demographic; Modeling; Substance Use; Taxes Previous studies suggest that alcohol and marijuana are economic substitutes, so recent policies restricting the availability of alcohol have led to an increase in the amount of marijuana consumed. Using micro-level data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to estimate individual demand equations for alcohol and marijuana, a study finds that alcohol and marijuana are economic complements, not substitutes. Further, the study finds that increases in the federal tax on beer will generate a larger reduction in the unconditional demand for marijuana than for alcohol in percentage terms. |
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Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo. "Does Increasing the Beer Tax Reduce Marijuana Consumption?" Journal of Health Economics 17,5 (October 1998): 557-585.
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