Estimating short and long-run demand elasticities: A primer with energy-sector applications

Energy Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 185-209

  Cuddington, John T ^a   Dagher, Leila ^b  

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

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

ADL; Demand function; LR elasticity; SR elasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919418472     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/01956574.36.1.7     Document Type: Article

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