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Optimal Sin Taxation and Market Power

By Martin O'Connell and Kate Smith

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October 2024

We study how market power impacts the efficiency and redistributive properties of sin taxation, with an empirical application to sugar-sweetened beverage taxation. We estimate an equilibrium model of the UK drinks market, which we embed in a tax design fr...

Schoolgirls, Not Brides: Education as a Shield against Child Marriage

By Hélène Giacobino, Elise Huillery, Bastien Michel, and Mathilde Sage

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October 2024

We study the impact of a scholarship-based intervention aimed to reduce child marriage by fostering secondary education among adolescent girls in Niger. Using a large-scale randomized controlled trial, we find that after three years of implementation, the...