Heterogeneous welfare effects of corrective taxes: Evidence from South Africa’s soda tax

Project Active from to Tax, State Effectiveness and Tax for Growth

This project investigates the impacts of a sugar tax in an emerging market with a high obesity burden, focusing on consumption, production, and socioeconomic effects. The project examines how a sugar tax affects different demographics and whether it leads to a shift in sugar consumption to untaxed products, exploring differential impacts on lower-income individuals.