Johansson, Per; Pekkarinen, Tuomas; Verho, Jouko - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2012
This paper studies the cross-border health and productivity effects of alcohol taxes. We estimate the effect of a large cut in the Finnish alcohol tax on mortality, alcohol related illnesses and work absenteeism in Sweden. This tax cut led to large differences in the prices of alcoholic...