Price premium for high-efficiency refrigerators and calculation of price-elasticities for close-substitutes: A methodology using hedonic pricing and demand systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 2075-2081

  Galarraga, I ^a   Heres, D R ^a   Gonzalez Eguino, M ^a  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

Author keywords

Demand systems; Energy efficiency labelling; Hedonic pricing; Household appliances (refrigerators)

Indexed keywords

CROSS-PRICE ELASTICITY; DEMAND SYSTEMS; HEDONIC PRICING; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; POLICY DESIGN; PRICE PREMIUMS; PRICE VARIATION;

COSTS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELASTICITY; REFRIGERATORS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 80052496955     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.06.025     Document Type: Article

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