The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11682872 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Cawley (0000-0002-4805-9883, corresponding author), David E Frisvold (0000-0001-8720-8995), David Frisvold, Anna Hill, David N Jones (0000-0001-5335-955X), David J Jones (0000-0003-4426-7084) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 605-628 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pam.22201 |
| OpenAlex | W2891992084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 24 |
In recent years, numerous cities in the U.S. have enacted taxes on beverages to promote health and raise revenue. This paper examines the impact of Philadelphia's beverage tax, enacted in 2017, on the prices and availability of both taxed and untaxed beverages. Using original data we collected in late 2016 and again one year later, we estimate difference‐in‐differences regressions of the change over time in beverage prices and availability in stores in Philadelphia relative to stores in nearby counties. We find that, on average, distributors and retailers fully passed through the tax to consumers. Pass‐through is higher for individual servings than for larger sizes. There is also heterogeneity in the pass‐through rate among stores; it is greater among stores that are in higher‐poverty neighborhoods, located farther from untaxed stores outside Philadelphia, and that are independent as opposed to part of national chains. We also find that the tax reduced the availability of taxed beverages and increased the availability of untaxed beverages, particularly bottled water, in Philadelphia stores
Agricultural economics · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Poverty · Product (mathematics · Public economics · Revenue · Tax revenue · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Global Health Care Issues · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Finance
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |