Evaluation of Local-Level Sweetened Beverage Taxation in the US

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Powell LM & Leider J. Impact of the Seattle Sweetened Beverage Tax on substitution to alcoholic beverages. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 18;17(1):e0262578. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262578. eCollection 2022.
Asada, Y., Pipito, A.A., Taher, S., Chriqui, J.F., & Powell, L.M. Holding the city’s feet to the fire: Lessons learned from Oakland’s implementation of measure HH the sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;28(1):E137-E145. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001296.
Leider J. & Powell LM. Longer-Term Impacts of the Oakland, California, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax on Prices and Volume Sold at Two-Years Post-Tax. Social Science & Medicine. 2021 Nov 5;114537. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114537.
Powell, L.M., Leider, J. and Oddo, V.M., 2021. Evaluation of changes in grams of sugar sold after the implementation of the Seattle sweetened beverage tax. JAMA Network Open. 2021 Nov 1;4(11):e2132271. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.32271.
Powell, L.M. and Leider, J. Impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax two-year post-tax implementation in Seattle, Washington, United States. Journal of Public Health Policy. 2021 Dec;42(4):574-588. doi: 10.1057/s41271-021-00308-8. Epub 2021 Nov 3.
Oddo V, Leider J, Powell LM. The impact of Seattle’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax on substitution to sweets and salty snacks. Journal of Nutrition. 2021 Oct 1;151(10):3232-3239. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab194.
Leger PT & Powell LM. The impact of the Oakland SSB tax on prices and volume sold: A study of intended and unintended consequences. Health Economics. 2021 Aug;30(8):1745-1771. doi: 10.1002/hec.4267. Epub 2021 Apr 30.
Marinello, S., Leider, J., Powell, L.M. Employment impacts of the San Francisco sugar-sweetened beverage tax 2 years after implementation. PLOS One. 2021 Jun 2;16(6):e0252094. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252094.
Zenk, S.N., Li, Y., Leider, J., Pipito, A., Powell, L. No Long-Term Store Marketing Changes Following Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Implementation: Oakland, CA. Journal of Health and Place. 2021 Mar;68:102512. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102512.
Asada, Y., Pipito, AA., Chriqui, JF., Taher, S., Powell, LM. Oakland’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax: honoring the “spirit” of the ordinance toward equitable implementation. Health Equity. 2021 Feb 2;5(1):35-41. doi: 10.1089/heq.2020.0079.
Asada Y, Taher S, Pipito A, Chriqui JF. Media Coverage and Framing of Oakland's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax, 2016-2019. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2021 Jun;35(5):698-702. doi: 10.1177/0890117120986104. Epub 2021 Jan 13.
Leider, J., Li, Y., & Powell, L.M. Pass-Through of the Oakland, California, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax in Food Stores Two Years Post-Implementation: A Difference-in-Differences Study. PLoS One. 2021 Jan 4;16(1):e0244884. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244884. eCollection 2021.
Marinello S, Pipito AA, Leider J, Pugach O, Powell LM. Longer-Term Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Fast-Food Beverage Prices: Evidence from Oakland, California, Two-Years Post-Tax. Public Health Nutrition. 2021 Aug;24(11):3571-3575. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020005212. Epub 2020 Dec 22.
Marinello S, Leider J, Pugach O, Powell LM. The impact of the Philadelphia beverage tax on employment: A synthetic control analysis. Economics & Human Biology. 2021 Jan;40:100939. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100939. Epub 2020 Oct 29.
Powell, LM., Leider J. Evaluation of changes in beverage prices and volume sold following the implementation and repeal of a sweetened beverage tax in Cook County, Illinois. Journal of American Medical Association Network Open. 2020 Dec 1;3(12):e2031083. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.31083.
El-Sayed OM, Pipito AA, Leider J, Chriqui JF, Powell, LM. An assessment of food store compliance with the Cook County sweetened beverage tax. Public Health Management and Practice. Jul/Aug 2020;26(4):E20-E23. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001017.
Chriqui, JF, Sansone, CN, Powell, LM. The sweetened beverage tax in Cook County, Illinois: Lessons from a failed effort.American Journal of Public Health. 2020 Jul;110(7):1009-1016. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305640. Epub 2020 May 21.
Zenk, SN, Leider, J, Pugach, O, Pipito, AA, Powell, LM. Changes in beverage marketing at stores following the Oakland sugar-sweetened beverage tax. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2020 May;58(5):648-656. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.12.014. Epub 2020 Mar 16.
Powell LM, Leider, J, Leger PT. The impact of a sweetened beverage tax on beverage volume sold in Cook County, Illinois, and its border area. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020 Mar 17;172(6):390-397. doi: 10.7326/M19-2961. Epub 2020 Feb 25.
Powell LM, Leider, J. The impact of Seattle's sweetened beverage tax on beverage prices and volume sold. Economics and Human Biology. 2020 May;37:100856. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100856. Epub 2020 Jan 21.
Powell LM, Leider, J, and Léger, PT. The impact of the Cook County, IL, sweetened beverage tax on beverage prices. Economics & Human Biology. Economics and Human Biology. 2020 May;37:100855. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100855. Epub 2020 Jan 21.
Marinello S, Pipito AA, Leider J, Pugach O, Powell LM. The impact of the Oakland sugar-sweetened beverage tax on bottled soda and fountain drink prices in fast-food restaurants.Preventive Medicine Reports. 2019 Dec 23;17:101034. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.101034. eCollection 2020 Mar.
Leider J, Powell LM. Sugar-sweetened beverage prices: Variations by beverage, food store, and neighborhood characteristics, 2017. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2019 Apr 29;15:100883. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100883. eCollection 2019 Sep.
Powell LM, Leider J. An Overview of the Impact of the Seattle, Washington, Sweetened Beverage Tax on Prices, Demand, Substitution, and Sugar Sold. Research Brief No. 124. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. November 2021.
Leider J, Oddo VM, Powell LM. A Review of the Effects of U.S. Local Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Substitution to Untaxed Beverages and Food Items. Research Brief No. 123. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. November 2021.
Marinello S, Powell LM. A Review of the Labor Market Impacts of Local Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes in the United States. Research Brief No. 122. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. September 2021.
Powell LM, Marinello S, Leider J, Andreyeva T. A Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Local U.S. Sugar-sweetened Beverage Taxes on Demand. Research Brief No. 121. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. August 2021.
Powell LM, Marinello S, Leider J. A Review and Meta-analysis of Tax Pass-through of Local Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes in the United States. Research Brief No. 120. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. July 2021.
Chriqui JF, Pipito AA, Asada Y, Powell LM. Lessons Learned from the Adoption and Implementation of Sweetened Beverage Taxes in the United States: A Narrative Review. Research Brief No. 119. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. June 2021.
Chriqui JF, Asada Y, Pipito A, Powell LM. Revenue generated from the Oakland sugar-sweetened beverage tax, July 2017 – December 2019. Research Brief No. 116. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. March 2020.
El-Sayed OM, Leider J, Schermbeck RM, Powell LM. Distribution of volume sold of calorically and noncalorically sweetened beverages: Evidence from two U.S. cities. Research Brief No. 115. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. February 2020.
Li Y, Leider J, Pipito AA, Pugach O, Powell LM. Development and reliability testing of a fast-food restaurant observation form for use in beverage tax evaluations. Research Brief No. 112. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. March 2019.
Chriqui JF, Pipito AA, Powell LM. Revenue generated from the Cook County, Illinois, sweetened beverage tax in fiscal year 2017. Research Brief No. 109. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. December 2018.
Li Y, Leider J, Pipito AA, Pugach O, Zenk SN, Powell LM. Development and reliability testing of a food store observation form for use in beverage tax evaluations. Research Brief No. 108. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. December 2018.
Powell LM, Pipito AA, Isgor Z, Parks CA, Zenk SN. Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages among adults in Seattle, WA, 2017. Research Brief No. 106. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. November 2018.
Leider J, Pipito AA, Powell LM.The impact of the Cook County, Illinois, sweetened beverage tax on prices, 2017. Research Brief No. 105. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. September 2018.
Pipito AA, Powell LM, Isgor Z, Smith TM, Zenk SN. Added-sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages among adults in St. Louis City and County, MO, 2017. Research Brief No. 104. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. August 2018.
Pipito AA, Powell LM, Isgor Z, Smith TM, Zenk SN. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults in St. Louis City and County, MO, 2017. Research Brief No. 103. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. August 2018.
Powell LM, Isgor Z, Pipito AA, Pugach O, Yaroch AL, Zenk SN. Added-sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages among adults in Cook County, Illinois, 2017. Research Brief No. 101. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL. December 2017.
Powell LM, Isgor Z, Pipito AA, Pugach O, Yaroch AL, Zenk SN. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults, Cook County IL, 2017. Research Brief No. 100. Illinois Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago, IL. December 2017.