Gas or electricity, which is cheaper?: An econometric approach with application to Australian expenditure data

Energy Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 33-58

  Bartels, Robert ^b   Fiebig, Denzil G ^b   Plumb, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRICITY; GAS APPLIANCES; GAS FUELS; SPACE HEATING; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER HEATERS;

CONSUMER PREFERENCES; ECONOMETRIC METHODS; RUNNING COSTS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 0030372744     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/issn0195-6574-ej-vol17-no4-2     Document Type: Article

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