Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks? Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design

Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks? Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design

This paper exploits unique features of a recently introduced tariff schedule for natural gas in Buenos Aires to estimate the short-run impact of price shocks on residential energy utilization. The schedule induces a nonlinear and non-monotonic rela...

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Main Authors: Bastos, Paulo, Castro, Lucio, Cristia, Julian, Scartascini, Carlos
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
APPROACH
AVERAGE PRICE
AVERAGE PRICES
BALANCE
CAPS
CHANGES IN PRICES
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
CRUDE OIL
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DEMAND FOR ENERGY
DEMAND RESPONSE
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
ELECTRIC UTILITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY PRICING
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY ECONOMICS
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY PRICE
ENERGY PRICES
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
GAS CONSUMPTION
GAS DISTRIBUTION
GAS PRICES
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLDS
IMPERFECT INFORMATION
INCOME
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/19125889/energy-consumption-respond-price-shocks-evidence-regression-discontinuity-design
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17336

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/19125889/energy-consumption-respond-price-shocks-evidence-regression-discontinuity-design
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17336

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