The Correlation of Beer, Wine, and Liquor Excise Tax With Alcohol-Impaired Traffic-Related Deaths in All 50 U.S. States
Paul R. Amigh II
Alcohol-impaired driving remains a persistent public health and safety problem in the United States, resulting in thousands of preventable deaths each year and substantial societal costs. Policymakers frequently rely on alcohol excise taxes as a deterrence strategy; however, evidence regarding the effectiveness of taxation alone in reducing alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities remains mixed. The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study, grounded in economic deterrence theory, was to asse