Policy Watch: Alcohol and Cigarette Taxes | Zendy

Michael Grossman | Zendy; Jody L. Sindelar | Zendy; John Mullahy | Zendy; Richard Anderson | Zendy

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Policy Watch: Alcohol and Cigarette Taxes

Author(s) -

Michael Grossman,

Jody L. Sindelar,

John Mullahy,

Richard Anderson

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

the journal of economic perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 9.614

H-Index - 196

eISSN - 1944-7965

pISSN - 0895-3309

DOI - 10.1257/jep.7.4.211

Subject(s) - excise , alcohol , alcohol consumption , tax revenue , economics , revenue , tax policy , public economics , consumption (sociology) , administration (probate law) , tax deferral , tax reform , business , finance , state income tax , political science , macroeconomics , gross income , law , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology

Increased excise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol have been suggested as a means to finance (at least partially) the Clinton administration's proposed program of health care reform. We consider the revenue potential of cigarette and alcohol tax hikes and explore the effects on consumption and related outcomes. We present estimates of the social costs and implied optimal tax rates on cigarettes and alcohol. The bulk of the evidence presented here does support higher taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.

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