Economic impact on the alcoholic drinks industry

Study description

The aim of the study is to provide a mixed-method theory-based evaluation to assess the impact of MUP on the alcoholic drinks industry in Scotland, as a whole and on key sub-sectors. They will use three methods:

analysis of quantitative data, case studies
stakeholder engagement
qualitative interviews with small retailers in the border area.

Reporting

The study reported on the baseline and initial impacts in late 2019 and will report again
in late 2022. You can download the:

Research protocol for this study
Frontier Economics – Evaluating the impacts on the alcoholic drinks industry in Scotland (baseline and initial impacts)
Evaluating the impacts of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on the alcoholic drinks industry in Scotland: baseline evidence and initial impacts (briefing paper).

Go to Evaluating the economic impact study protocol download

Go to the Economic impact study documents

The membership of the Evaluation Advisory Group for this study can be found on our Evaluation Advisory Group page.

Evaluation Advisory Groups (EAG)