TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Do excise taxes save lives? The Irish experience with alcohol taxation
JO  - Accident analysis and prevention
A1  - Walsh, B. M.
SP  - 433
EP  - 448
VL  - 19
IS  - 6
N2  - 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.
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4575
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -