Changes in private alcohol importation after alcohol tax reductions and import allowance increases in Denmark

NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-191

  Grittner, Ulrike ^a   Bloomfield, Kim ^a,b,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol import; Alcohol policy; Denmark; Import allowances; Quotas; Tax reductions

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650469634     PISSN: 14550725     EISSN: 14586126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145507250902600205     Document Type: Article

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