Measuring global gasoline and diesel price and income elasticities

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 2-13

  Dahl, Carol A ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand; Diesel; Econometric; Gasoline

Indexed keywords

DEMAND; DIESEL; DIESEL PRICES; ECONOMETRIC; FUEL MIX; INCOME ELASTICITIES; PRICE ELASTICITY; PRICE RESPONSE; RESEARCH TOPICS; TAX POLICIES; TRANSPORT FUEL;

COSTS; DIESEL FUELS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FUELS; GASOLINE;

ELASTICITY;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND ELASTICITY; DIESEL; ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PETROLEUM; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 84855916122     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.11.055     Document Type: Article

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