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245 10 a| Are alcohol excise taxes good for us?h| [electronic resource] :b| short and long-term effects on mortality rates /c| Philip J. Cook, Jan Ostermann, Frank A. Sloan.;

260 a| Cambridge, MA :b| National Bureau of Economic Research,;

490 1 a| NBER working paper series ;v| working paper 11138;

500 a| Title from PDF file as viewed on 2/24/2005.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 3 a| "Regression results from a 30-year panel of the state-level data indicate that changes in alcohol-excise taxes cause a reduction in drinking and lower all-cause mortality in the short run. But those results do not fully capture the long-term mortality effects of a permanent change in drinking levels. In particular, since moderate drinking has a protective effect against heart disease in middle age, it is possible that a reduction in per capita drinking will result in some people drinking "too little" and dying sooner than they otherwise would. To explore that possibility, we simulate the effect of a one percent reduction in drinking on all-cause mortality for the age group 35-69, using several alternative assumptions about how the reduction is distributed across this population. We find that the long-term mortality effect of a one percent reduction in drinking is essentially nil"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.;

530 a| Also available in print.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Are alcohol excise taxes good for us? short and long-term effects on mortality rates / Philip J. Cook, Jan Ostermann, Frank A. Sloan.

Author/creator	Cook, Philip J., 1946-
Other author	Ostermann, Jan.
Other author	Sloan, Frank A.
Other author	National Bureau of Economic Research.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research,
Supplemental Content	Full text available from NBER Working Papers
Subjects	Alcohol--Taxation. --United States. Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Economic aspects. --United States. Mortality--Economic aspects. --United States.

Series	NBER working paper series ; working paper 11138 Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ; working paper no. 11138. UNAUTHORIZED
Summary	"Regression results from a 30-year panel of the state-level data indicate that changes in alcohol-excise taxes cause a reduction in drinking and lower all-cause mortality in the short run. But those results do not fully capture the long-term mortality effects of a permanent change in drinking levels. In particular, since moderate drinking has a protective effect against heart disease in middle age, it is possible that a reduction in per capita drinking will result in some people drinking "too little" and dying sooner than they otherwise would. To explore that possibility, we simulate the effect of a one percent reduction in drinking on all-cause mortality for the age group 35-69, using several alternative assumptions about how the reduction is distributed across this population. We find that the long-term mortality effect of a one percent reduction in drinking is essentially nil"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
General note	Title from PDF file as viewed on 2/24/2005.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Other forms	Also available in print.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2005616718

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