Institute of Alcohol Studies
Published Papers - Occasional Papers
These papers are usually written by experts outside the Institute of Alcohol Studies. They aim to provide accessible summaries of key policy areas, as well as overviews of substantive theoretical debates within the academic literature.
IAS Report
Internet influences on adolescent attitudes to alcohol
Alex Hartigan & Natalie Coe
Download Summary Version pdf 97kb (31 May 2012)
Download Final Version pdf 1.2mb (31 May 2012)
Please note, this report is the pre-publication full report, and may be abridged for peer review.
Conflict of interest in the alcoholic drinks industry:
how important are ‘unhealthy drinkers’ in total UK consumption?
Ben Baumberg
Download pdf 403kb (December 2009)
A different version of this paper has also been published in Alcohol and Alcoholism, the International Journal of the Medical Council on Alcohol. (How will Alcohol Sales in the UK be Affected if Drinkers Follow Government Guidelines? Vol 44, No.5, pp-523-528, 2009)
Summary by the IAS on
Trends in the Affordability of Alcohol in Europe
Russell Bennetts
Download pdf 387kb (October 2008)
Summary by the IAS on
Trends in the Affordability of Alcohol in the UK
Russell Bennetts
Download pdf 196kb (September 2008)
Briefing Paper by the IAS on
Use of Alcohol as a Loss-leader.
Russell Bennetts
Download pdf 89kb (June 2008)
Insurance, Solving some alcohol problems and causing others.
Jonathan Goodliffe
Download pdf 271kb (June 2007)
Youth, Alcohol, and the Emergence of the Post-modern Alcohol Order
Kevin J Brain
Download pdf 380kb (Updated 7 September 2007)
Paper by the IAS on
Crime and Disorder, Binge Drinking and the Licensing Act 2003
Andrew McNeill
Download pdf 347kb ( Last update November 2008)