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The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/79020 The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Bohlmann, Heinrich R. Koch, Steven F. thsehla.eve@gmail.com Thsehla, Masedikwe Mokwape Evelyn Economics Health UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020. The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of diabetes and sugar-sweetened beverages on the South African economy. The study was motivated by the prevalence of diabetes in South Africa and the cost of managing diabetes. In 2016, diabetes was the second leading cause of mortality in the country. Current studies show that more than 7% of healthcare expenditure is spent on diabetes care. Sugar-sweetened beverages have been linked to the increase in the prevalence of diabetes. Three independent studies are conducted to investigate the link between diabetes, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and the economy. Firstly, we study the impact of diabetes on labour market outcomes in South Africa using regression analysis. We achieve this through using probit models, propensity score matching and linear instrumental variable methods to account for endogeneity of diabetes. We find through the analysis that individuals with diabetes are less likely to be employed when compared to individuals without diabetes. Secondly, we investigate the economy-wide impact of diabetes using a computable general equilibrium model. We assessed the impact of diabetes on GDP, household welfare and sectoral outputs. We find that diabetes reduces sectoral outputs, household consumption as well as GDP. Thirdly, we investigate the effects of sugar-sweetened beverages tax on the economy. We analyse this by simulating the effects of the tax together and the envisaged health benefits from the tax. The results of the analysis show that in the short-run poor households are negatively affected. The negative effect is however reversed in the long-run when the net health benefits of the SSB tax are considered. Overall, the main finding of this research is that diabetes has a negative effect on the South African economy. This negative effect can however be offset by targeted tax policy interventions. Economics PhD Unrestricted 2021-03-23T07:12:32Z 2021-03-23T07:12:32Z 2021-04-26 2020 Thesis Thsehla, MME 2020, The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79020> A2021 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79020 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Economics Health UCTD The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes |
| title | The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes |
| title_full | The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes |
| title_fullStr | The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes |
| title_short | The Economic Effects of Diabetes and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes |
| title_sort | economic effects of diabetes and sugar sweetened beverage taxes |
| topic | Economics Health UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79020 |