ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Evaluation of Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol: A Mixed Method Natural Experiment in Scotland.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Reduction in sugar intake after the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland: a difference-in-differences analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- A N-of-1 social network approach to study the social dynamics of alcohol consumption.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of Scotland's minimum unit pricing for alcohol policy on people accessing services for alcohol dependence: A difference-in-difference structured interview study.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Awareness of alcohol marketing one year after initial implementation of Ireland's Public Health (Alcohol) Act and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- The effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on food purchases: Evaluation of a natural experiment.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Commentary on Robinson et al. (2021): Evaluating theories of change for public health policies using computer model discovery methods.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2021Article
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- Special Issue: Alcohol Policy and Public Health-Contributing to the Global Debate on Accelerating Action on Alcohol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
In May 2018, Scotland became the first country in the world to implement minimum unit pricing (MUP) for all alcoholic drinks sold in licensed premises in Scotland. The use of a Sunset Clause in the MUP legislation was a factor in successfully resisting legal challenges by indicating that the final decision on a novel policy would depend on its impact. An overarching evaluation has been designed and the results will provide important evidence to inform the parliamentary vote on the future of MUP in Scotland. The evaluation uses a mixed methods portfolio of in-house, commissioned, and separately funded studies to assess the impact of MUP across multiple intended and unintended outcomes related to compliance, the alcoholic drinks industry, consumption, and health and social harms. Quantitative studies to measure impact use a suitable control where feasible. Qualitative studies assess impact and provide an understanding of the lived experience and mechanism of change for key sub-groups. As well as providing important evidence to inform the parliamentary vote, adding to the international evidence on impact and experience of alcohol pricing policy across a broad range of outcomes, this approach to evaluating novel policy interventions may provide guidance for future policy innovations.
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