The political economy of sin taxes

Haavio, Markus; Kotakorpi, Kaisa

doi:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2010.06.002

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“…Thus, beyond fairness considerations, such interventions should not be ruled out a priori, and all costs and benefits should be considered (Philipson and Posner, ). Finally, a further concern for the policy maker could be the regressivity of both taxes, which is exacerbated by the fact that cigarettes and junk food are disproportionally consumed by poor individuals (Philipson and Posner, ; Gospodinov and Irvine, ; Haavio and Kotakorpi, ). As some studies show that obesity is positively correlated with inequality, fat taxes or tobacco excises might exacerbate inequality (Pickett et al , ; Elston et al , ).…”

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Obesity and Smoking: can we Kill Two Birds with one Tax?

Dragone

Manaresi

Savorelli³

2015

Health Econ.

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The debate on tobacco and fat taxes often treats smoking and eating as independent behaviors. However, the available evidence shows that they are interdependent, which implies that policies against smoking or obesity may have larger scope than expected. To address this issue, we propose a dynamic rational model where eating, smoking, and physical exercise are simultaneous choices that jointly affect body weight and addiction to smoking. Focusing on direct and cross-price effects, we study the impact of tobacco and food taxes, and we show that in both cases a single policy tool can reduce both smoking and body weight. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Obesity and Smoking: can we Kill Two Birds with one Tax?

Dragone

Manaresi

Savorelli³

2015

Health Econ.

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“…Kontrole i visoko porezno opterećenje u slučaju proizvodnje i distribucije alkohola i duhanskih proizvoda opravdani su postojanjem neizravnih društvenih troškova (Haavio i Kotakorpi, 2010). Individualna korist sastoji se od osjećaja zadovoljstva zbog konzumacije, dok su individualni troškovi vezani uz manju razinu kvalitete života, potencijalne bolesti, izdatke za liječenje i troškove osiguranja.…”

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Economic Aspects of Sin Industry in Croatia

Lovrinčević¹,

Mikulić²,

Orlović³

2015

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Temeljni cilj ovog rada jest analiza kretanja tzv. industrije poroka (eng. sin industry) u Hrvatskoj u recesijskom razdoblju od 2008. do 2013. godine. Industrija poroka u Hrvatskoj pokazuje otpornost na recesiju, odnosno njezin se udio u gospodarstvu ne smanjuje nego povećava i u krizi. Udio bruto dodane vrijednosti industrije poroka u bruto domaćem proizvodu (BDP) Hrvatske iznosi 2,17%, odnosno 6,2 milijardi kuna. Najvažnija je proizvodnja i distribucija alkoholnih pića, potom slijede proizvodnja i distribucija proizvoda od duhana, odnosno djelatnost kockanja i klađenja. Manje važne, jer je uglavnom riječ o nelegalnim aktivnostima, jesu prostitucija i proizvodnja i distribucija droga. Industrija poroka dijeli se na tzv. ilegalnu i legalnu. Sama ilegalna ekonomija čini 0,84% bruto dodane vrijednosti gospodarstva, odnosno 3,3 milijardi kuna. Istodobno industrija poroka, uključujući legalnu i nelegalnu komponentu, zapošljava 22,5 tisuća ljudi i, za razliku od ukupne zaposlenosti u Hrvatskoj koja pada, u industriji poroka zaposlenost je i u recesiji porasla čak za 15,6%.Ključne riječi: industrija poroka, ilegalna ekonomija, Hrvatska

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“…5 Papers with similar findings include Gruber and Kőszegi (2004), Haavio and Kotakorpi (2011). 6 Bernheim and Rangel (2004) also consider a somewhat similar setting when studying addiction and cue-triggered decision making, which is not hyperbolic discounting but still deviates from time consistent preferences.…”

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Time inconsistency and alcohol sales restrictions

Hinnosaar

2016

European Economic Review

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Restrictions on alcohol sales hours or days are commonly used tools in order to reduce alcohol consumption. However, a forward looking consumer can buy in advance, thereby mostly undo the impact of the restriction. I study whether time inconsistent consumer preferences can provide a justification for restrictions on alcohol sales time. I estimate a demand model which allows a fraction of consumers to be time inconsistent, using scanner data of beer purchases and other shopping behavior. According to the estimation results, 20% of consumers are time inconsistent and they account for 64% of beer consumption. I find that Sunday sales restriction decreases weekend consumption by the same amount as a sales tax increase by 21 percentage points. In terms of consumer welfare, the sales restriction is preferable to the tax increase.

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The political economy of sin taxes

Cited by 47 publications

References 38 publications

Obesity and Smoking: can we Kill Two Birds with one Tax?

Obesity and Smoking: can we Kill Two Birds with one Tax?

Economic Aspects of Sin Industry in Croatia

Time inconsistency and alcohol sales restrictions

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