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The demand for intensity versus frequency of alcohol consumption: Evidence from rural Australia

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  • Dennis Petrie
  • Christopher Doran
  • Anthony Shakeshaft
  • Rob Sanson-Fisher

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This paper develops a theoretical model for the demand of alcohol where intensity and frequency of consumption are separate choices made by individuals in order to maximize their utility. While distinguishing between intensity and frequency of consumption may be unimportant for many goods, this is clearly not the case with alcohol where the likelihood of harm depends not only on the total amount consumed but also on the pattern of use. The results from the theoretical model are applied to data from rural Australia in order to investigate the factors that affect the patterns of alcohol use for this population group. This research can play an important role in informing policies by identifying those factors which influence preferences for patterns of risky alcohol use and those groups and communities who are most at risk of harm.

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Paper provided by Economic Studies, University of Dundee in its series Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics with number 222.

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Length: 22 pages
Date of creation: Jan 2009
Handle: RePEc:dun:dpaper:222
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Keywords: alcohol; demand model; patterns of consumption;

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  • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
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Cited by:

  1. Gawain Heckley & Johan Jarl & Ulf-G Gerdtham, 2017. "Frequency and intensity of alcohol consumption: new evidence from Sweden," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 18(4), pages 495-517, May.

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