The analysis of the impact of the increase of excises, the introduction of minimal prices and restrictions in advertising on beer industry in the Republic of Croatia

Commissioned by: The association of beer, malt and hops of Croatian Chamber of Commerce
Project duration: July 8, 2021 – October 25, 2021 
Project manager: Maruška Vizek
CollaboratorsDavor Mikulić, Tajana Barbić, Anita Harmina

Summary:
The goal of this research project is to analyze the impact and calculate the effects of the implementation of the EU alcohol policy on the brewing industry in Croatia. The results of the research project will provide a credible base for an informed debate on the formulation of measures to be put in place to achieve the objective of reducing the harmful use of alcohol. In this research project we will assess the impact of measures to reduce the harmful use of alcohol on the sales volumes of beer and on the producers of beer (and indirectly the total Croatian economy). In order to do this, we will implement a number of analytical methods and procedures to collect and display information about the basic features of the brewing industry and its importance to the national economy. The study will be divided into three analytical parts. In the first part, we will do the analysis based on the input-output model that allows us to evaluate the overall effect of the brewing industry on the Croatian economy. In the second part, using econometric methods, we will calculate the elasticity of beer consumption on the increase in excise duties. In the third part, we will apply elasticities obtained from the second part of the research and assessments of the effects of policy measures to reduce consumption of beer from the existing literature on the figures that represent the importance of beer industry in Croatia (from the first part of the research). The analysis will be carried out according to several scenarios that will be based on a wider range of elasticities (from largest to smallest) in order to obtain a range of possible effects of price changes on consumption. Using these simulations it will be possible to calculate the effects of price/excise increases not only on final beer consumption, but also on the whole brewing industry and related businesses. Within this section, using the results of existing research, we will calculate the effects of the other two measures (the introduction of minimum prices and restrictions on advertising) on beer consumption, the brewing industry and the overall economy.
 


RESEARCH AREA: Sectors and enterprises

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