Multi-City Study Shows Beverage Taxes Raise Prices, Reduce and Shift Purchases

John Cawley, David Frisvold and David Jones

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Abstract: This issue brief synthesizes findings on beverage taxes in Philadelphia and Oakland, specifically on the taxes’ impacts on purchases, consumption, and retailer business strategies. It also reports new findings from national consumer receipt data comparing purchases in four U.S. cities.

Keywords: Soda; Sugar; Obesity; Tax; Oakland; Philadelphia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
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