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New data from University of Waterloo illuminate research in life sciences.

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According to a study from Waterloo, Canada, "We attempt to contribute to the literature by evaluating the effects of higher beer prices on gonorrhea and chlamydia rates through pooling data across Canadian provinces and over time."

"Ordinary least squares as well as instrumental variables estimates suggest that higher real beer prices are correlated with a reduction in both gonorrhea and chlamydia rates, with corresponding implied elasticities within a tightly defined interval of (roughly) -0.7 to -0.9," wrote A. Sen and colleagues, University of Waterloo (see also Life Sciences).

The researchers concluded: "However, the increase in real beer prices over the sample period is only responsible for less than a tenth of the decline in gonorrhea rates. (JEL I18)'."

Sen and colleagues published the results of their research in Contemporary Economic Policy (ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF BEER PRICES ON ...

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