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| Title |
Non‐Linear Effects of Soda Taxes on Consumption and Weight Outcomes
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| Published in |
Health economics (Online), March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1002/hec.3045 |
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| Abstract |
The potential health impacts of imposing large taxes on soda to improve population health have been of interest for over a decade. As estimates of the effects of existing soda taxes with low rates suggest little health improvements, recent proposals suggest that large taxes may be effective in reducing weight because of non-linear consumption responses or threshold effects. This paper tests this hypothesis in two ways. First, we estimate non-linear effects of taxes using the range of current rates. Second, we leverage the sudden, relatively large soda tax increase in two states during the early 1990s combined with new synthetic control methods useful for comparative case studies. Our findings suggest virtually no evidence of non-linear or threshold effects. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 15% |
| Canada | 2 | 10% |
| Brazil | 1 | 5% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 5% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 4 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 30% |
| Scientists | 2 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley demographics
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 133 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 130 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 17% |
| Researcher | 21 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 11% |
| Unknown | 35 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 21 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 12% |
| Unknown | 49 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 78. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 January 2026.
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