Advertising and alcoholic drink demand in the UK: some further Rotterdam model estimates

In this paper, Duffy presents estimates of the effect of advertising on alcoholic drink demand in the UK.

Advertising and alcoholic drink demand in the UK: some further Rotterdam model estimates

Martyn DuffyUniversity of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK

INTRODUCTION

Duffy (1987, 1989) and Selvanathan (1989) have recently presented estimates of the influence of advertising on alcoholic drink demand in the UK. Although they worked with data spanning different periods, both of these authors' estimates were derived from very similar versions of the same model of consumer behaviour: the so-called 'Rotterdam' model as amended to incorporate advertising outlays amongst the explanatory variables or determinants of demand.

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