Smith, Travis A.; Lin, Biing-Hwan; Morrison, Rosanna Mentzer - In: Amber Waves (2010) September
High U.S. obesity rates have prompted calls for a tax on caloric sweetened beverages. Faced with such a tax, consumers are likely to substitute nontaxed beverages, such as bottled water, juice, and milk. A tax that increases the price of caloric sweetened beverages by 20 percent could cause an...