The demand for alcohol: a meta-analysis of elasticities
The demand for alcohol: a meta-analysis of elasticities
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00365.x
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Gallet, Craig A.
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作者：
Gallet, Craig A.
许多研究使用不同的程序来估计酒精需求的弹性。然而，由于需求估计的广泛差异，很难将文献综合成连贯的意义。本研究通过报告132项研究的荟萃分析结果，提高了我们对酒精需求的理解。具体来说，在考虑研究特征的变量上回归酒精的估计价格、收入和广告弹性，我们发现酒精弹性对需求规格、数据问题和各种估计方法特别敏感。此外，与其他酒精饮料相比，啤酒的弹性往往更无弹性。
Numerous studies have estimated elasticities of alcohol demand using different procedures. Because of widespread differences in demand estimates, however, it is difficult to synthesise the literature into coherent meaning. This study improves our understanding of alcohol demand by reporting results from a meta-analysis of 132 studies. Specifically, regressing estimated price, income and advertising elasticities of alcohol on variables accounting for study characteristics, we find alcohol elasticities to be particularly sensitive to demand specification, data issues and various estimation methods. Furthermore, compared to other alcoholic beverages, beer elasticities tend to be more inelastic.