酒精、大麻和鸦片消费的替代和互补。

IF 2 3区医学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Health economics Pub Date : 2025-01-17 DOI:10.1002/hec.4938

Siddharth Chandra, Gaurav Doshi

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摘要

了解药物消费者群体的行为一直是并且仍然是一个非常感兴趣的话题。利用1911年至1925年印度孟加拉25个地区的独特数据集，我们分析了消费者群体是将酒精、大麻和鸦片视为经济替代品还是法律制度的补充。此外，我们还考察了对价格和收入的反应。我们的分析有三个主要发现。首先，我们找到了酒精和大麻芽之间替代的证据。其次，大麻叶是酒精的补充，但大麻芽的替代品。第三，我们发现酒精、大麻芽和鸦片消费的收入弹性为负。这些关于消费模式与经济因素之间联系的发现可以指导减少危害的战略。

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Substitution and Complementarity in the Consumption of Alcohol, Cannabis, and Opium.

Understanding the behavior of populations of drug consumers has been and remains a topic of keen interest. Using a unique dataset on 25 districts from Bengal, India, from 1911 to 1925, we analyze whether populations of consumers treat alcohol, cannabis, and opium as economic substitutes or complements in a legal regime. Additionally, we examine responsiveness to prices and income. Our analysis has three main findings. First, we find evidence of substitution between alcohol and cannabis bud. Second, cannabis leaf is a complement for alcohol but a substitute for cannabis bud. Third, we find negative income elasticity for alcohol, cannabis bud, and opium consumption. These findings on the link between consumption patterns and economic factors can guide harm reduction strategies.

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Health economics 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

3.60

自引率

4.80%

发文量

177

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： This Journal publishes articles on all aspects of health economics: theoretical contributions, empirical studies and analyses of health policy from the economic perspective. Its scope includes the determinants of health and its definition and valuation, as well as the demand for and supply of health care; planning and market mechanisms; micro-economic evaluation of individual procedures and treatments; and evaluation of the performance of health care systems. Contributions should typically be original and innovative. As a rule, the Journal does not include routine applications of cost-effectiveness analysis, discrete choice experiments and costing analyses. Editorials are regular features, these should be concise and topical. Occasionally commissioned reviews are published and special issues bring together contributions on a single topic. Health Economics Letters facilitate rapid exchange of views on topical issues. Contributions related to problems in both developed and developing countries are welcome.