Estimation of own and cross price elasticities of alcohol demand in the UK-A pseudo-panel approach using the Living Costs and Food Survey 2001-2009

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 96-103

  Meng, Yang ^a   Brennan, Alan ^a   Purshouse, Robin ^b   Hill McManus, Daniel ^a   Angus, Colin ^a   Holmes, John ^a   Meier, Petra Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol demand; Cross price elasticities; Elasticities; Pseudo panel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; BEER; COST; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BEER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84893594811     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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