Estimating the price elasticity of demand for electricity by sector in South Africa

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-465

  Inglesi Lotz, Roula ^a   Blignaut, James N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Energy economics; Price elasticity; Sectoral electricity consumption; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859808181     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v14i4.134     Document Type: Article

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