Something Must Be Done!: But Is Moore Correct that Something Can Be Worse than Nothing in Alcohol Control Policy?

In this article, the author discusses the paper of Dr. Simon Moore which opposes the alcohol control policy proposal that increases alcohol prices in Great Britain. The author states that Moore has overvalued the possibility that a decline in alcohol consumption would increase dangerous material utilization. He says that the policy could be successful due to its impact to the remaining population of drinkers. He suggests to expand policy evaluation and assess policy impact with various views.