Looking at the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax, we would find it did not accomplish many of its goals in three major categories.…
Why the Philadelphia Soda Tax is Fizzling
Like all sin taxes, the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax has had an unpredictable impact on revenue and the alternatives that people select.…
The Problem With the Soda Tax
Telling us that Berkeley’s sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax had fizzled, an August 2015 paper explained why. Where are we going? To the unpredictable impact of a soda tax. The Berkeley SSB Tax…
The Power of a Tax Incentive
Deciding if you support cigarette taxes on e-cigarettes depends on whether you think they are a health risk or a weapon in the battle against tobacco.…
Weekly Roundup: From Russian Vodka to Venezuelan Beer
Our weekly roundup includes how economics connected Venezuelan oil and beer, Russian taxes and vodka, Broadway and the $10 bill and moving and jobs.…
The Economic Side of Russian Vodka Consumption
Closely connected to tax revenue and civilian attitudes towards government, Russian vodka consumption was affected by economic incentives.…
Everything We Could Ever Want to Know About Cigarette Taxes
An example of a sin tax, cigarette taxes can create incentives that involve saving lives, increasing revenue, entitlement spending, and smuggling.…
Great Britain’s Sugary Drink Tax
While the UK’s sugary drink tax targets childhood obesity, it could also be creating a host of demand related incentives with unintended consequences.…
Weekly Roundup: From Grocery Bags to Soda Bottles
Our everyday economics includes developing nations, human capital, environment, behavioral economics, consumer spending, health care,incentives & sin taxes.…
The Cigarette Tax Problem
Deciding whether they want revenue, prohibition or smuggling, lawmakers have to decide how high to make sin taxes on items like cigarettes.…