Seminar zu ausgewählten Themen - Einzelansicht

Thema des Seminars: 

POLICIES AND REGULATIONS REDUCING ALCOHOL MISUSE

Das Seminar findet im Rahmen einer Exkursion Mitte/Ende Januar 2017 statt.

Die Prüfungsleistung besteht aus der Seminararbeit (ca. 15 Seiten), einem Vortrag (ca. 30 min) und der aktiven Teilnahme am Seminar.

Die Seminararbeiten sind nach den allgemeinen Formvorschriften des Lehrstuhls Öffentlicher Sektor, Finanz- und Sozialpolitik anzufertigen und müssen bis spätestens 10 Tage vor dem Seminar per E-Mail an rainald.borck@uni-potsdam.de zugesendet werden. Eine Hardcopy der Arbeit muss im Sekretariat eingereicht werden.

Eine verspätete Abgabe von bis zu 3 Tagen führt zu einer Notenverschlechterung um 0,7 bzw. bei einer längeren Verspätung zu einer Wertung als nicht bestanden.

Hinweise zum Ablauf der Exkursion erhalten Sie in der Vorbesprechung.

Termine:

Vorbesprechung: 20.10.2016 16.00-17.00 Uhr Raum: 3.06.S13

Exkursion: Mitte/Ende Januar 2017

Selbstkostenbeteiligung: max. 100,00 EUR

Vorläufige Themen*:
Zusätzlich zur unten angegebenen Literatur sind eigene Literaturrecherchen durchzuführen.

RELEVANT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS:

Sassi, F.(ed.) (2015), Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use: Economics and Public Health Policy, OECD Publishing, Paris.

• ALCOHOL PRICE AS REGULATORY MEASURE
  1. The effect of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on different types of drinkers
  - Nelson, Jon P. (2014) Gender differences in alcohol demand: A systematic review of the role of prices and taxes, Health Economics, Vol. 23, Issue 10, October 2014, pg. 1260-1280
  - Holmes, John et al. (2014) Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on different income and socioeconomic groups: a modelling study, The Lancet, Volume 383 , Issue 9929 , 1655 - 1664
• 2. The effectiveness of alcohol taxation for reducing harmful alcohol use (among adolescents) 
  - Nelson, Jon P. (2014) Gender differences in alcohol demand: A systematic review of the role of prices and taxes, Health Economics, Vol. 23, Issue 10, October 2014, pg. 1260-1280
  - Richardson, J.; Crowley, S. (1994) Optimum alcohol taxation: Balancing consumption and external costs, Health Economics, Volume 3, Issue 2, March/April 1994, Pages: 73–87
  - Cook, P. J.; Moore, M. J. (2002): The Economics Of Alcohol Abuse And Alcohol-Control Policies. In: Health Affairs 21 (2), S. 120–133.

• REGULATING THE DENSITY OF ALCOHOL OUTLETS
  3. Alcohol outlet density and criminal activity
  - Young R., Macdonald L, Ellaway A. (2013) Associations between proximity and density of local alcohol outlets and alcohol use among Scottish adolescents, Health Place. 2013 Jan; 19:124-30.
  - Zhu L., Gorman D., Horel S. (2004) Alcohol outlet density and violence: a geospatial analysis, Alcohol. 2004 Jul-Aug;39(4):369-75.

• ALCOHOL ADVERTISING AND HEAVY DRINKING
  4. The effect of alcohol advertising on youth drinking
  - Molly, E. (2016) This Ad is for You: Targeting and the Effect of Alcohol Advertising on Youth Drinking, Health Economics, Volume 25, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 148–164

• ALCOHOL USE AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
  5. Underage alcohol use and criminal activity
  - Michael T. French, Johanna C. Maclean (2006) Underage alcohol use, delinquency, and criminal activity, Health Economics, Vol. 15, Issue 12, Dec. 2006, pg. 1261-1281

• ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
  6. Alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among college students
  - Williams, J. (2005) Habit formation and college students' demand for alcohol, Health Economics, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2005, Pages: 119–134
  - Jason M. Lindoa, Isaac D. Swensena, Glen R. Waddella (2013) Alcohol and student performance: Estimating the effect of legal access, Journal of Health Economics, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 22–32

• REGULATING THE DAYS AND HOURS OF ALCOHOL SALE
  7. Effectiveness of regulating days and hours of alcohol sale in preventing harmful alcohol use
  - Gruenewald, Paul J. (2011): Regulating availability: How access to alcohol affects drinking and problems in youth and adults. In: Alcohol Research & Health Vol. 34 (No. 2), S. 248–256.
  - Hahn, Robert A.; Kuzara, Jennifer L.; Elder, Randy; Brewer, Robert; Chattopadhyay, Sajal; Fielding, Jonathan et al. (2010): Effectiveness of policies restricting hours of alcohol sales in preventing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. In: American journal of preventive medicine 39 (6), S. 590–604.

Wird in der Veranstaltung bekannt gegeben

Hausarbeit, Präsentation, aktive Teilnahme