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Since the 1960s the level of alcohol consumption, as well as the drinking patterns, have changed significantly in several OECD countries. From a producer’s point of view, structural demand shift is of particular interest as the observed changes may reflect shifting preferences of consumers. The old, traditional wine-producing countries have experienced a decline in domestic wine consumption, and additionally there has in some cases been a shift towards increased beer consumption, for example in Spain beer consumption is exceeding wine consumption. In the northern European non-wine-producing countries a decline has been observed in the shares of beer and spirits in alcohol consumption. In general, patterns in alcohol consumption may have been in a process of convergence in the OECD countries during recent decades where the level of alcohol consumption — as well as the structure among the various alcoholic beverages — exhibit less variation than the conditions a few decades back in time.
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Bentzen, J., Smith, V. (2013). Life Satisfaction and Alcohol Consumption: An Empirical Analysis of Self-Reported Life Satisfaction and Alcohol Consumption in OECD Countries. In: Giraud-Héraud, E., Pichery, MC. (eds) Wine Economics. Applied Econometrics Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137289520_2
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