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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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| 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 |