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Table 1 Estimated uncompensated price and expenditure elasticity of alcoholic beverages

From: The possible impact of an alcohol welfare surcharge on consumption of alcoholic beverages in Taiwan

Type of alcoholic products

Estimated expenditure elasticity

Estimated price elasticity

beer

wine

whisky

brandy

beer

0.855** (21.987)

−0.820** (−19.327)

0.014 (1.662)

−0.044** (−3.904)

−0.002 (−0.153)

wine

2.207** (7.057)

−0.595 (−1.422)

−0.955** (−4.414)

−0.089 (−0.681)

−0.560** (−3.775)

whisky

1.051** (6.331)

−0.609** (−3.448)

0.0005 (0.014)

−0.587** (−5.854)

0.147* (1.950)

brandy

1.978** (7.034)

−0.931** (−3.194)

−0.142** (−3.619)

0.061 (0.823)

−0.958** (−7.258)

  1. Note: 1. t values in brackets.
  2. 2 ** and * indicate 5% and 10% significance level for a two-tailed test.