Local Water Quality, Diarrheal Disease, and the Unintended Consequences of Soda Taxes

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dc.creatorGutierrez, Emilio
dc.creatorRubli, Adrian
dc.date2023-12-15T19:10:28Z
dc.date2023-12-15T19:10:28Z
dc.date2021-04-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:38:45Z
dc.descriptionCould taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in areas where clean water is unavailable lead to increases in diarrheal disease? An excise tax introduced in Mexico in 2014 led to a significant 6.6 percent increase in gastrointestinal disease rates in areas lacking safe drinking water throughout the first year of the tax, with evidence of a diminishing impact in the second year. Suggestive evidence of a differential increase in the consumption of bottled water by households without access to safe water two years post-tax provides a potential explanation for this declining pattern. The costs implied by these results are small, particularly compared to tax revenues and the potential public health benefits. However, these findings inform the need for accompanying soda taxes with policy interventions that guarantee safe drinking water for vulnerable populations.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099722512082338289/IDU0a8590a3b06ca4043350a8c90c91acea5c876
dc.identifierThe World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier0258-6770 (print)
dc.identifier1564-698X (online)
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40743
dc.identifier10.1596/40743
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/408181
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.relationThe World Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectSUGAR TAXES
dc.subjectGASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES
dc.subjectAVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR
dc.titleLocal Water Quality, Diarrheal Disease, and the Unintended Consequences of Soda Taxes
dc.typeJournal Article

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