The price elasticity of electricity demand when marginal incentives are very large

A-Tier
Journal: Energy Economics
Year: 2021
Volume: 104
Issue: C

Authors (2)

Lanot, Gauthier (Umeå Universitet) Vesterberg, Mattias (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using unique data on Swedish households, we measure the price elasticity of electricity demand for households facing a mandatory non-linear distribution tariff, where households are charged based on their maximum consumption during a month, and where the marginal incentives are very large. We estimate the price elasticity using both 2SLS and bunching estimators, and we find that the price elasticity is smaller than what many previous studies on electricity demand have found.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eneeco:v:104:y:2021:i:c:s0140988321004692
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25