The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability

John Cawley, David Frisvold, Anna Hill and David Jones

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Abstract: In this paper, the authors examine the impact of Philadelphia’s beverage tax, enacted in 2017, on the prices and availability of taxed beverages and untaxed beverages that may be substitutes for consumers.

Keywords: Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax; Childhood Obesity; Soda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49
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Journal Article: The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability (2020)
Working Paper: The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability (2018)
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