Titre :
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The demand for alcohol : the differential response to price. (1995)
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Auteurs :
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W.G. MANNING ;
L. BLUMBERG ;
L.H. MOULTON
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of health economics (vol. 14, n° 2, 1995/06)
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Pagination :
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123-148
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Alcool
;
Prix
;
Elasticité consommation revenu
;
Lutte antialcool
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Résumé :
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Althought several studies indicate that drinking is responsive to price, little work has focused on wether prices have a differential effect on light, moderate, or heavy drinking. This study examines the price responsiveness of the demand for alcohol : wether heavy drinkers are less sensitive to price than light or moderate drinkers. The study uses data on alcohol consumption on the 1983 national health interview survey. The results indicate that both light and heavy drinkers are much less price elastic then moderate drinkers. Further, we cannot reject the hypothesis that the heaviest drinkers have perfectly price inelastic demands. (Résume d'auteur).
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