Modelling the economic effects of reducing the consumption of unhealthy commodities: An inter‐sectoral input–output approach
The potential negative macroeconomic impacts of reducing spending on tobacco, confectionary and gambling in the United Kingdom could be more than mitigated when consumers reallocate money spent on these products to other consumption. This is also the case for off-trade alcohol consumption, but not for on-trade alcohol consumption.
Authors
- Duncan Gillespie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-5747)
- M.N. James (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-0464)
- Penny Rose Breeze
- Damon Morris
- Alan Brennan
Institutions
- Spectrum Research (United States) (US)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70336
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- British Heart Foundation
- Public Health Agency
- Medical Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Health and Social Care Research and Development Division