Three-tier system protects distributor's quasi-monopoly.
The Mackinac Center's latest policy brief on the topic of alcohol regulation explores a highly original question, Is the argument that liquor controls are to help public health and safety a valid one? By comparing "control" states and "license" states in rates of alcohol-related deaths, drunk-driving fatalities or binge drinking, as well as compiling extensive data from recent studies on the topic, authors Michael D. LaFaive and Antony Davies bring us closer to a better understanding of the real-life effects of alcohol regulation on Michigan residents. ...more
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy has long investigated alcohol regulations in the state of Michigan, often to the detriment of the market for alcohol without tangible social or financial benefits to consumers. Below is a complete inventory of Mackinac Center resources on the pesky regulatory overkill that still burdens Michigan consumers. ...more
