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How similar are alcohol drinkers? International evidence.
- Source :
- Applied Economics; 7/10/2006, Vol. 38 Issue 12, p1353-1362, 10p, 6 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Stigler and Becker (1977) argue that tastes neither change capriciously nor differ importantly between people; it is differences in prices and incomes that determine differences in behaviour. In this paper we analyse the alcohol consumption patterns of drinkers from 8 industrialized countries. We identify a number of empirical regularities and verify Stigler and Becker's hypothesis that income and price elasticities of demand are international constants by showing that alcohol consumption patterns in the eight countries exhibit intriguing similarities. The income and price elasticities of alcohol are found to be about 0.8 and -0.6, respectively, in all eight countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ALCOHOL drinking
PEOPLE with alcoholism
PRICES
INCOME
DEVELOPED countries
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036846
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21524078
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840500396780