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The causal impact of sugar taxes on soft drink sales: Evidence from France and Hungary.

Eur. J. Health Econ. 22, 905-915 (2021)
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Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with increased body weight and obesity, which induce a wide array of health impairments such as diabetes or cardiovascular disorders. Excise taxes have been introduced to counteract SSB consumption. We investigated the effect of sugar taxes on SSB sales in Hungary and France using a synthetic control approach. For France, we found a slight decrease in SSB sales after tax implementation while overall soft drink sales increased. For Hungary, there was only a short-term decrease in SSB sales which disappeared after 2 years, leading to an overall increase in SSB sales. However, both effects are characterized by great uncertainty.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Sales ; Soft Drinks ; Sugar Tax ; Sugar-sweetened Beverages ; Synthetic Control
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2021
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2021
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1618-7598
e-ISSN 1618-7601
Quellenangaben Band: 22, Heft: 6, Seiten: 905-915 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Springer
Verlagsort Berlin ; Heidelberg
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er) Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP-Element(e) G-505300-001
G-505300-002
Scopus ID 85103377814
PubMed ID 33792852
Erfassungsdatum 2021-05-27