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
Language:English
en_US
Published: 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