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Is the German Retail Gas Market Competitive? A Spatial-temporal Analysis Using Quantile Regression

Kihm, Alex; Ritter, Nolan; Vance, Colin - 2014

We explore whether non-competitive pricing prevails in Germany's retail gasoline market by examining the influence of the crude oil price on the retail gasoline price, focusing specifically on how this influence varies according to the brand and to the degree of competition in the vicinity of...

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Heterogeneity in price elasticity of vehicle kilometers traveled: Evidence from micro-level panel data

Tilov, Ivan; Weber, Sylvain - 2020

panel dataset of 1,138 Swiss households. Elasticities are estimated for different segments of households, based on their … sensitivity across segments. Households who live in urban areas, who live farther from their workplace, and who own more efficient … that travel-intensive households are responsive to changes in gasoline price, while less intensive drivers do not exhibit …

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Formative Experiences and the Price of Gasoline

Severen, Christopher; van Benthem, Arthur A. - 2019

An individual’s initial experiences with a common good, such as gasoline, can shape their behavior for decades. We first show that the 1979 oil crisis had a persistent negative effect on the likelihood that individuals that came of driving age during this time drove to work in the year 2000...

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Effectiveness of Climate Policies: Empirical Methods and Evidence

Dieler, Julian - 2016

This volume was prepared by Julian Dieler while he was working with the Center for Energy, Climate and exhaustible Resources at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research. At the latest since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 climate policies are permanently on the international policy...

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Does information substitute or complement energy? - A mediation analysis of their relationship in European economies

Theile, Philipp; Farag, Markos; Kopp, Thomas - 2022

In its decarbonization efforts, the European Union aims to decrease energy consumption through technological advances. One of the most prominent advances is the increased extension and utilization of digital information and communication technologies. However, there is little understanding of...

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How ICT Investment and Energy Use Influence the Productivity of Korean Industries

Khayyat, Nabaz T.; Lee, Jongsu; Heshmati, Almas - 2014

This empirical study examines changes in industrial productivity in Korea between 1980 and 2009, focusing on how investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor demand model is applied in order to link inter-temporal...

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How does energy-vost lead to energy efficiency? Panel evidence from Canada

Gamtessa, Samuel; Olani, Adugna - 2016

An increase in energy-cost can induce energy efficiency improvement - a reduction in energy-output ratio. There are well-established theoretical conjectures of how this can take place. As the relative energy-cost increases, it induces firms to reallocate and selectively utilize the most...

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The U.S. dollar exchange rate and the demand for oil

De Schryder, Selien; Peersman, Gert - 2013

Using recent advances in panel data estimation techniques, we find that an appreciation of the US dollar exchange rate leads to a significant decline in oil demand for a sample of 65 oil-importing countries. The estimated effect turns out to be much larger than the impact of a shift in the...

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Rarely Enjoyed? A Count Data Analysis of Transit Ridership in Germany's Public Transport

Frondel, Manuel; Vance, Colin - 2010

Focusing on adult members of German households, this paper investigates the determinants of public transit ridership …

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Consumer Valuation of Driving Range: A Meta-Analysis

Dimitropoulos, Alexandros; Rietveld, Piet; van Ommeren, … - 2011

We perform a meta-analysis of studies investigating consumers' preferences for electric and other alternative fuel vehicles to provide insights into the way consumers trade off driving range for capital costs. We find that consumers are willing to pay, on average, between 47 and 64 USD for a...

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