Essays about: "Linn Petersson Edfeldt"

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  1. 1. Should Sweden impose excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in order to improve public health?

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Johan Edfeldt; Linn Petersson Edfeldt; [2017]
    Keywords : Excise tax; Sugar-Sweetened beverages SSB ; Sugar tax; Quantity tax; Value tax ad valorem tax ; Cost-benefit analysis; Scenario analysis; Welfare diseases; Body Mass Index BMI ;

    Abstract : In recent time, several reports have been published about a more and more unhealthy population world wide, with increasing Body Mass Index (BMI) in welfare countries, such as Sweden. Diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, which is strongly connected to a high BMI, have increased and together with them also the medical expenses for society/state. READ MORE