Affordability of alcohol as a key driver of alcohol demand in New Zealand: A co-integration analysis

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-79

  Wall, Martin ^a   Casswell, Sally ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Affordability; Alcohol; Elasticity; Time series

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEER; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; NEW ZEALAND; STATISTICS; WINE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BEER; COMMERCE; HUMANS; INCOME; NEW ZEALAND; WINE;

EID: 84871698520     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03992.x     Document Type: Article

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