@article{ref1,
title="Do excise taxes save lives? The Irish experience with alcohol taxation",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="1987",
author="Walsh, B. M.",
volume="19",
number="6",
pages="433-448",
abstract="This paper studies the effects of changes in the level of indirect taxation of alcoholic beverages on alcohol-related problems. Using time series data for Ireland the following topics are explored: (1) the effect of changes in taxation on the retail price of alcohol; (2) the effect of changes in the retail price on the consumption of alcohol; and (3) the association between changes in alcohol consumption and the incidence of certain alcohol-related problems, such as deaths from liver cirrhosis and fatal road accidents. The evidence is that a relatively small number of alcohol-related deaths would be averted by higher alcohol taxes. The effect of heavier taxation on the distribution of purchasing power is discussed.",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}