Sugar, Taxes, & Choice

Employment impact of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes.

OBJECTIVES We assessed the impact of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes on net employment. METHODS We used a macroeconomic simulation model to assess the employment impact of a 20% SSB tax accounting for changes in SSB demand, substitution to non-SSBs, income effects, and government expenditures of tax revenues for Illinois and California in 2012. RESULTS We found increased employment of ...

New Evidence on Taxes and Portfolio Choice

Benefit-Cost Analysis and Distortionary Taxes: A Public Choice Approach

Are sugar-sweetened beverage taxes a cost-effective means of reducing weight?

News coverage of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: pro- and antitax arguments in public discourse.

OBJECTIVES We examined news coverage of public debates about large taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to illuminate how the news media frames the debate and to inform future efforts to promote obesity-related public policy. METHODS We conducted a quantitative content analysis in which we assessed how frequently 30 arguments supporting or opposing SSB taxes appeared in national news med...