When do fat taxes increase consumer welfare?

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1367-1374

  Lusk, Jayson L ^a   Schroeter, Christiane ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fat tax; obesity; sugary beverage; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CARBONATE;

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALCULATION; CONSUMER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICISM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TAX; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELFARE;

CARBONATED BEVERAGES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OBESITY; STATE GOVERNMENT; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857788640     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1789     Document Type: Article

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