Estimating short and long-term residential demand for electricity: New evidence from Sri Lanka

Energy Economics

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Athukorala, Wasantha P P A ^a   Wilson, Clevo ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cointegration analysis; Electricity demand; Price and income elasticities

Indexed keywords

COINTEGRATION; COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; DEMAND ELASTICITIES; EFFECTIVE TOOL; ELECTRICITY DEMAND; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ERROR CORRECTION MODELS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME ELASTICITIES; KEROSENE OIL; PER CAPITA INCOME; PERCAPITA CONSUMPTION; POPULATION GROWTH; POWER SHORTAGE; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; SRI LANKA; UNIT ROOT;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; GAS INDUSTRY; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ERROR CORRECTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PRICE DYNAMICS;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 77957121123     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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