First evidence of asymmetric cost pass-through of EU emissions allowances: Examining wholesale electricity prices in Germany

Economics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 465-469

  Zachmann, Georg ^a   von Hirschhausen, Christian ^b  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cost pass through; Electricity pricing; Emissions allowances

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849085501     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2007.09.024     Document Type: Article

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