Substance use among adolescent students with consideration of budget constraints

Markowitz, Sara; Tauras, John A.

doi:10.1007/s11150-009-9049-6

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“…We know of no estimates for youths' heavy drinking. Markovitz and Tauras (2009) report an elasticity of drinking (at all) with respect to parental allowances of 0.13−0.26. Our (insignificant) estimates imply an income elasticity of everyday drinking with respect to income of about 0.2 (if we ascribe all of the changes in drinking to changes in income), though this is most likely an overestimate given that other factors also changed.…”

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“…Among youths in the U.S., Chaloupka and Grossman (1996) find an elasticity of smoking with respect to income of 0.14. Markovitz and Tauras (2009) report an elasticity of smoking with respect to parental allowances of 0.015−0.26. Our estimates are larger, but are likely to over-estimate the true elasticities, given that other factors (not just income) are changed by the experiment.…”

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Does staying in school (and not working) prevent teen smoking and drinking?

Jensen

Lleras‐Muney

2012

Journal of Health Economics

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Does staying in school (and not working) prevent teen smoking and drinking?

Jensen

Lleras‐Muney

2012

Journal of Health Economics

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“…13 However, these two studies did not include any additional measures of legal risk in their models, which is problematic as subsequent papers found that the effects of decriminalization are only apparent when additional measures of legal risk or monetary price of marijuana are included. 14,15 …”

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Why Changes in Price Matter When Thinking About Marijuana Policy: A Review of the Literature on the Elasticity of Demand

Pacula

Lundberg

2013

Public Health Rev

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Recent debates regarding liberalization of marijuana policies often rest on assumptions regarding the extent to which such policy changes would lead to a change in marijuana consumption and by whom. This paper reviews the economics literature assessing the responsiveness of consumption to changes in price and enforcement risk and explicitly considers how this responsiveness varies by different user groups. In doing so, it demonstrates how most of the research has examined responsiveness to prevalence of use, which is a composite of different user groups, rather than level of consumption among regular or heavy users, which represent the largest share of total quantities consumed. Thus, it is not possible to generate reliable estimates of the impact of liberalizing policies on either tax revenues or harms, as these outcomes are most directly influenced by the amounts consumed by regular or heavy users, not prevalence rates.

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“…One study found that higher cigarette prices increase drinking among adults over the age of 18 [13]. Others found a similar response among adults aged 51 and over [38], and among teens [18]. In contrast, some studies found that increasing the price of cigarettes reduces drinking [14,17,39,40].…”

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Unintended consequences of cigarette price changes for alcohol drinking behaviors across age groups: evidence from pooled cross sections

McLellan

Hodgkin

Fagan

et al. 2012

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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BackgroundRaising prices through taxation on tobacco and alcohol products is a common strategy to raise revenues and reduce consumption. However, taxation policies are product specific, focusing either on alcohol or tobacco products. Several studies document interactions between the price of cigarettes and general alcohol use and it is important to know whether increased cigarette prices are associated with varying alcohol drinking patterns among different population groups. To inform policymaking, this study investigates the association of state cigarette prices with smoking, and current, binge, and heavy drinking by age group.MethodsThe 2001-2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys (n = 1,323,758) were pooled and analyzed using multiple regression equations to estimate changes in smoking and drinking pattern response to an increase in cigarette price, among adults aged 18 and older. For each outcome, a multiple linear probability model was estimated which incorporated terms interacting state cigarette price with age group. State and year fixed effects were included to control for potential unobserved state-level characteristics that might influence smoking and drinking.ResultsIncreases in state cigarette prices were associated with increases in current drinking among persons aged 65 and older, and binge and heavy drinking among persons aged 21-29. Reductions in smoking were found among persons aged 30-64, drinking among those aged 18-20, and binge drinking among those aged 65 and older.ConclusionsIncreases in state cigarette prices may increase or decrease smoking and harmful drinking behaviors differentially by age. Adults aged 21-29 and 65 and older are more prone to increased drinking as a result of increased cigarette prices. Researchers, practitioners, advocates, and policymakers should work together to understand and prepare for these unintended consequences of tobacco taxation policy.

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Substance use among adolescent students with consideration of budget constraints

Abstract: Adolescents, Substance use, Cross-price effects, Consumer products, I0, D1,

Cited by 19 publications

References 29 publications

Does staying in school (and not working) prevent teen smoking and drinking?

Does staying in school (and not working) prevent teen smoking and drinking?

Why Changes in Price Matter When Thinking About Marijuana Policy: A Review of the Literature on the Elasticity of Demand

Unintended consequences of cigarette price changes for alcohol drinking behaviors across age groups: evidence from pooled cross sections

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