Research Papers/Reports on Taxation

While we have and continue to accumulate publications and references from a broad range of sources, we also welcome any suggested additions to the list.

Public Attitudes; Economic Aspects, from Highlights: Canadian Profile, 1999- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Economic Perspectives in Alcoholism Research, Alcohol Alert No. 51, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, USA

Alcohol taxes and labor market outcomes, Dave D, Kaestner R. J Health Econ 2002 May; 21(3):357-71 (Abstract)

The economics of alcohol abuse and alcohol-control policies, Cook PJ, Moore MJ. Health Aff (Millwood) 2002 Mar-Apr; 21(2):120-33 (Abstract)

Alcohol-related policy measures in Ontario: Who supports what and to what degree?, Anglin, L.; Kavanagh, L.; Giesbrecht, N. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 92(1):24-28, 2001 (Abstract)

Trends in public opinion on alcohol policy measures: Ontario 1989-1998, Giesbrecht N, Ialomiteanu A, Room R, Anglin L. J Stud Alcohol 2001 Mar;62(2):142-9 (Abstract)

Sociodemographic and individual predictors of alcohol policy attitudes: Results from a US probability sample, Latimer, W.W.; Harwood, E.M.; Newcomb, M.D.; Wagenaar, A.C. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 25(4):549-556, 2001 (Abstract)

Alcohol policy and sexually transmitted disease rates- United States, 1981-1995, Harrison, P.; Kassler, W.J., Journal of the American Medical Association, 283(23):3063-3064, 2000 (Full text)

The effects of beer taxes on physical child abuse, Markowitz S, Grossman M. J Health Econ 2000 Mar; 19(2):271-82 (Abstract)

Public opinion on alcohol policies in the United States: results from a national survey, Wagenaar AC, Harwood EM, Toomey TL, Denk CE, Zander KM. J Public Health Policy 2000; 21(3):303-27 (Abstract)

Impacts of international trade, services and investment treaties on alcohol regulation, Grieshaber-Otto J, Sinclair S, Schacter. Addiction 2000 Dec; 95 Suppl 4:S491-504 (Abstract)

Unrecorded alcohol consumption: its economics and its effects on alcohol control in the Nordic countries, Nordlund S, Osterberg E. Addiction 2000 Dec; 95 Suppl 4:S551-64 (Abstract)

Roles of commercial interests in alcohol policies: recent developments in North America, Addiction 2000 Dec; 95 Suppl 4:S581-95 (Abstract)

Public opinions on alcohol policy issues: A comparison of American and Canadian surveys, Giesbrecht, N.; Greenfield, T.K. Addiction, 94(4):521-531, 1999 (Abstract)

The Northern Territory's cask wine levy: health and taxation policy implications, D. Gray et al, National Drug Research Institute, Australia, June 1999

Alcohol Regulation and Violence on College Campuses, Michael Grossman and Sara Markowitz, National Bureau of Economic Research(Abstract; Digest)

The Revenue Effect of Changing Alcohol Duties, Zoe Smith, Institute For Fiscal Studies, UK, Nov. 1999

Alcohol taxes and the single market, Ian Crawford and Sarah Tanner, Institute For Fiscal Studies, UK, April 1995

Are Higher Alcohol Taxes Justified?, Dale M. Heien, The Cato Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2-3, Fall/Winter 1995/96

For links to additional research:

*Try searching the ETOH Database found on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's website, USA

*See Alcohol Taxes Research Summaries, Alcohol-Related Injury and Violence, USA