Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/202722 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12376
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Due to high levels of obesity, various government interventions have been proposed to curb the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). The New York City "soda-ban," which proposed to limit the size of SSBs is among the most well-known and controversial. While public debates about beverage-size-restrictions tend to focus on how consumers are impacted, we use a nonlinear pricing model to show that, for all but extremely tight restrictions, consumer welfare would be unaffected by an enforceable restriction. However, sellers' profit would decline. While consumption is predicted to decline overall, the magnitude of the decline will vary by consumer segment.
Subjects: 
obesity
nonlinear pricing
health economics
beverage size restrictions
soda bans
sugar consumption
JEL: 
D82
I18
I31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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