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How Price Sensitive Are Consumers? Evidence on the Demand Elasticity of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Bangladesh.

2026-01-02 health economics Title + abstract only
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The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has risen significantly in both developing and developed economies, despite well-documented evidence of their adverse health consequences. Although price-based regulations, primarily through SSB taxation, are widely recognized as a policy instrument to reduce consumption and improve public health outcomes, interventions targeting SSBs have received relatively limited attention in Bangladesh. Using the 2022 Household Income and Expenditure Surve...

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