Alcohol consumption and closed borders - how Covid-19 restrictions have impacted alcohol sales and consumption in Europe

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ID15380912
AuthorsHåkan Leifman (0000-0002-9249-3054, Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author), Kalle Dramstad, Emil Juslin (0000-0003-0667-8456)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue1
Pages692-692
Publication date2022-04-08
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-022-13014-1
PMID35395783
OpenAlexW4226050267
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited18

The closing of intra-European borders had a significant redistributing effect on alcohol sales. While noting sales increases, cross-border inflow countries generally saw a decrease in total amount of alcohol consumed per capita as not all cross-border purchases were replaced by domestic sales. This has important policy implications as large volumes of cross-border inflow of alcohol can negatively affect excise revenue as well as public health outcomes. The methodology can be used to further explore the reliance of different purchasing streams in a domestic alcohol market

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Business · Consumption (sociology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economics · Environmental health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Per capita · Population · Revenue · Socioeconomics · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Medicine · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Wine Industry and Tourism · Finance

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