Alan Fuchs
Biographic Data
| ID | 5911111 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Fuchs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Fuchs |
| SIGNATURE | FUCHS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Taxation of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages
The article reviews the large body of evidence on how taxation affects the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). There is abundant evidence that demand for tobacco, alcohol, and SSB is price-responsive and that tax changes are quickly passed on to consumers. This suggests that taxes can be highly effective in changing consumption and reducing the burden of diseases associated with consuming these products. Tobacco,…
Inequality of Opportunity in South Caucasus
This paper discusses equality of opportunity in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, with an emphasis on access to labor market opportunities. It develops an inequality of opportunity index on access to good jobs and decomposes the contributing factors in the prevailing inequality. Then, it discusses the extent to which inequality in accessing human capital inputs among individuals during the early formative years may affect access to good jobs. The…
The Production of Pleasure by Stimulation of the Brain
The Production of Pleasure by Stimulation of the Brain
Inequality of Opportunity in South Caucasus
This paper discusses equality of opportunity in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, with an emphasis on access to labor market opportunities. It develops an inequality of opportunity index on access to good jobs and decomposes the contributing factors in the prevailing inequality. Then, it discusses the extent to which inequality in accessing human capital inputs among individuals during the early formative years may affect access to good jobs. The…
Taxation of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages
The article reviews the large body of evidence on how taxation affects the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). There is abundant evidence that demand for tobacco, alcohol, and SSB is price-responsive and that tax changes are quickly passed on to consumers. This suggests that taxes can be highly effective in changing consumption and reducing the burden of diseases associated with consuming these products. Tobacco,…
Economics (3 works) · Alcohol (1 work) · Biochemistry (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economic Growth and Productivity (1 work) · Employment and Welfare Studies (1 work) · Engineering (1 work)