Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Discussion Paper Series in Economics,
Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics
No 12/2024: Cross-border shopping of alcohol – What is the effect on tax revenue and sales and which products are most affected?
Richard Friberg (), Frode Steen () and Simen Aardal Ulsaker ()
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Richard Friberg: Dept. of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: Stockholm School of Economics, Department of Economics, Universitetsvägen 10A, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Frode Steen: Dept. of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Postal: NHH, Department of Economics, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
Simen Aardal Ulsaker: Dept. of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Postal: NHH, Department of Economics, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
Abstract: We use COVID-19 border closings and comprehensive store-level data on Norwegian alcohol sales to quantify the effect cross-border shopping of alcohol on sales volume and commodity tax revenue. Effects are large, for instance we estimate that commodity tax revenue for wine is about 20% lower because of cross-border shopping. Using product level data we establish that effects come from across all products rather than just a few, but effects are especially marked for bag-in-box wines. Neither availability of the exact same product in Sweden nor idiosyncratic product-level price difference with respect to Sweden has any marked effect on the impact of cross-border shopping on sales.
Keywords: Cross-border shopping; Commodity taxes; Excise taxes; Tax Competition
Language: English
44 pages, July 4, 2024
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