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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Price and income elasticities"”.
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Measuring price and income elasticities of residential electricity demand: findings from aggregated and disaggregated data
Published estimates of the price elasticity of residential electricity demand range from -0.29 to -0.70, for analyses based on household level data; however, the area level estimates from range from -0.02 to -0.15. A similar pattern has been reported for estimates of the income elasticity of …
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The analysis of the factors affecting household water demand in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Understanding the evolution of water demand is of paramount importance for countries that want to implement the correct water demand management strategies that aim at increasing water use efficiency. This paper analyses household water demand in the capital city of the Mpumalanga Province of South …
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Three essays on the demand system
… essay investigates how scanner data affect demand elasticity estimates and develops methods for scientists to adapt estimated elasticities to analyses of specific policies. We conduct a meta-analysis of U.S. demand elasticities and find evidence that scanner data generate statistically …
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Distributional effects of the Mexican agricultural trade policies: The tomato case
… tomato export policies. A voluntary import quota and production and export subsidies were used for the estimation of welfare impacts on Mexican consumers, producers and the government budget. Welfare effects were evaluated within a partial equilibrium framework under a two-country one-commodity …
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Optimal pricing for national park entrance fees in Zambia
… South Luangwa, Mosi-oa-tunya, Lower Zambia, and Kafue are optimal. This study collects data from tourists which it then uses to estimate the parks visitation demand functions, the price and income elasticities. Using price elasticity estimates, optimal conservation fees are estimated. The …
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Housing Quality and Tenure Choice in Bogota
… It results paradoxical given that homeownership and housing quality have continuously been included at the top of the developing countries political agendas. The present paper provides elements that explain the own/rent decision and the quality dwelling choice in the context of a developing …
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Consumer behavior changes across income levels : meat market analysis
… to test how consumer behavior changes across income levels using time series data of the meat markets in Korea and the U.S. An income growth is one of the most significant and powerful trends in the modern economy and expected to continue its trend in the future. So finding relationships …
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Sugar-sweetened beverages in Nigeria: Affordability and expenditure and price elasticities
… examines how consumers in Nigeria respond to income and price changes of carbonated soft drinks (CSDs). I first analysed the trend in CSD and fruit juice affordability between 2005 and 2018. I subsequently estimated the own-price, cross-price and income elasticities of sugar, CSDs, chocolate …
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Simulation of Chinese Sorghum Imports from a New Perspective: U.S. and Global Impacts
This thesis aims to analyze the impacts on U.S. and global sorghum trade, and whether China will continue importing sorghum from the global sorghum market for feed use, if the Chinese government cancels its corn price support policy and corn temporary reserve program nationwide. This study uses the …
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Valuation of quality determinants in consumer demand for automobile: A hedonic price approach
… attributes of an automobile such as safety and comfort. Consumer valuation of automobile attributes is of interest to car manufacturers who supply the characteristics, consumers who purchase them, and policy makers who regulate the automobile. This study uses two approaches to accomplish …
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Import and export demand functions and the Orcutt Hypothesis: evidence from South Africa
… before it is able to deliver higher per capita incomes to all South Africans. Whilst most studies that have embarked on addressing this phenomenon have used price and income elasticities as primary determinants of foreign trade, the present study uses the Orcutt hypothesis to investigate whether …
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Three Essays Examining Household Energy Demand and Behavior
… essays examining household energy decisions and behavior. The first essay examines the adoption of energy efficient Energy Star home appliances by U.S. households. Program effectiveness requires that consumers be aware of the labeling scheme and also change their purchase decisions based on …
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Processed Food Exports from Developing Countries: Patterns, Determinants, Policy Issues
… in processed form ('processed food') have expanded faster than traditional (unprocessed) food in world agricultural trade. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the increasing importance of processed food, a high-value set of agricultural products, as an export opportunity especially for …
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Processed Food Exports from Developing Countries: Patterns, Determinants, Policy Issues
… in processed form ('processed food') have expanded faster than traditional (unprocessed) food in world agricultural trade. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the increasing importance of processed food, a high-value set of agricultural products, as an export opportunity especially for …
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An investigation into the demand for illuminating paraffin and liquid petroleum gas in South Africa
This dissertation investigates the demand for illuminating Paraffin (IP) and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) in South Africa, and also tests the energy transition theory. The energy transition process outlines the substitution of fuels that occurs with rural-urban migration. Data on income, IP and LPG …
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TAXATION OF UNITED STATES GENERAL AVIATION
… States has been an important part of the economy and American life. General aviation is defined as all flying excluding military and scheduled airline operations, and is utilized in many areas of our society. The majority of aircraft operations and airports in the United States are categorized as …
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Children, investments in education and poverty in Malawi
… investments in the education of children, and how the number of children in a household affects a household's poverty situation in Malawi. These themes cover three chapters. Chapter 2, investigates two issues regarding household expenditure on primary educa- tion of own children using the …
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Demand for electricity: a case in South Korea
This dissertation studies wholesale and sector-wise electricity demand in South Korea. Electricity demand analysis provides useful insights for market performance evaluation, load prediction, market restructuring, tariff schedule design, etc. In recent years, there has been a heated debate in Korea …