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Article de Périodique
Why changes in price matter when thinking about marijuana policy: A review of the literature on the elasticity of demand (2014)
Auteur(s) :
PACULA, R. L. ;
LUNDBERG, R.
Année
2014
Page(s) :
1-18
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
58
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ECONOMIE
;
CANNABIS
;
PRIX
;
ELASTICITE
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
DEMANDE
;
POLITIQUE
;
INITIATION
;
DECRIMINALISATION
;
USAGE REGULIER
;
ABUS
;
RECOMMANDATION
Résumé :
Recent debates regarding liberalization of marijuana policies often rest on assumptions regarding the extent to which such policy changes would lead to a change in marijuana consumption and by whom. This paper reviews the economics literature assessing the responsiveness of consumption to changes in price and enforcement risk and explicitly considers how this responsiveness varies by different user groups. In doing so, it demonstrates how most of the research has examined responsiveness to prevalence of use, which is a composite of different user groups, rather than level of consumption among regular or heavy users, which represent the largest share of total quantities consumed. Thus, it is not possible to generate reliable estimates of the impact of liberalizing policies on either tax revenues or harms, as these outcomes are most directly influenced by the amounts consumed by regular or heavy users, not prevalence rates.
Affiliation :
RAND Corporation and National Bureau of Economic Research, USA