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- Title
SODA WARS: THE EFFECT OF A SODA TAX ELECTION ON UNIVERSITY BEVERAGE SALES.
- Authors
Taylor, Rebecca L. C.; Kaplan, Scott; Villas‐Boas, Sofia B.; Jung, Kevin
- Abstract
We examine how soda sales changed due to the campaign attention and election outcome of a local excise tax on sugar‐sweetened beverages. Using panel data of beverage sales from university retailers in Berkeley, California, we estimate that soda purchases relative to control beverages significantly dropped immediately after the election, months before the tax was implemented in the city of Berkeley or on campus. Supplemental scanner data from off‐campus retailers reveal this result is not unique to the university setting. Our findings suggest soda tax media coverage and election outcomes can have larger effects on purchasing behavior than the tax itself.
- Subjects
BERKELEY (Calif.); SOFT drinks; BEVERAGE sales &; prices; TAXATION of beverages; RETAIL industry
- Publication
Economic Inquiry, 2019, Vol 57, Issue 3, p1480
- ISSN
0095-2583
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ecin.12776