Pacula R L
School of Business Administration, University of San Diego, CA 92110, USA.
J Health Econ. 1998 Oct;17(5):557-85. doi: 10.1016/s0167-6296(97)00039-8.
Previous studies suggest that alcohol and marijuana are economic substitutes, so recent policies restricting the availability of alcohol have led to an increase in the amount of marijuana consumed. Using micro-level data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) to estimate individual demand equations for alcohol and marijuana, this research finds that alcohol and marijuana are economic complements, not substitutes. Further, this research finds that increases in the federal tax on beer will generate a larger reduction in the unconditional demand for marijuana than for alcohol in percentage terms.
以往的研究表明，酒精和大麻在经济上是替代品，因此最近限制酒精供应的政策导致了大麻消费量的增加。利用来自全国青年纵向调查（NLSY）的微观数据来估计酒精和大麻的个人需求方程，本研究发现酒精和大麻在经济上是互补品，而非替代品。此外，本研究发现，联邦啤酒税的提高将使大麻的无条件需求在百分比上比酒精产生更大幅度的下降。
