Commentary on Kersbergen et al.: Same Price, same choices? Proportional pricing and the heaviest drinkers.

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Title: Commentary on Kersbergen et al.: Same Price, same choices? Proportional pricing and the heaviest drinkers.
Authors: Burton, Robyn, Sheron, Nick
Source: Addiction. May2025, Vol. 120 Issue 5, p871-872. 2p.
Subjects: Alcoholism risk factors, Policy sciences, Alcoholic beverages, Risk-taking behavior, Shopping, Cost analysis, Health policy, Sales personnel, Psychology of drug abusers, Alcohol drinking, Government regulation
Abstract: The article comments on a paper by I. Kersbergen and colleagues about the effect of proportional pricing on alcohol purchasing. Topics mentioned include the failure of proportional pricing to address the affordability of cheap or high-strength alcohol, the difference between minimum unit price and proportional pricing of alcohol and the adoption of volumetric taxation that is linked to alcohol content to discourage excessive alcohol consumption.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:The article comments on a paper by I. Kersbergen and colleagues about the effect of proportional pricing on alcohol purchasing. Topics mentioned include the failure of proportional pricing to address the affordability of cheap or high-strength alcohol, the difference between minimum unit price and proportional pricing of alcohol and the adoption of volumetric taxation that is linked to alcohol content to discourage excessive alcohol consumption.
ISSN:09652140
DOI:10.1111/add.70046