Economics Research International

Research Article

Alcohol Consumption and Its Adverse Effects in Poland in Years 1950–2005

Price and expenditure coefficients and elasticities.


Variable	Coefficients				Uncompensated Price elasticity			Compensated Price elasticity			Income Elasticities
Variable	Beer price	Spirits price	Wine price	Log(M/P)	Beer price	Spirits price	Wine price	Beer price	Spirits price	Wine price	Income Elasticities

Beer Share	0.04	−0.039	−0.002	−0.019	0.03	−0.588	−0.039	0.051	−0.146	0.032	0.0534
Spirits Share	−0.039	0.099	−0.06	0.032	−0.044	−0.912	−0.078	−0.003	−0.053	0.06	1.038
Wine Share	−0.002	−0.06	0.062	−0.013	−0.007	−0.371	−0.547	0.029	0.373	−0.428	0.9