Price regulation and relative price convergence: Evidence from the retail gasoline market in Canada

B-Tier
Journal: Energy Policy
Year: 2012
Volume: 40
Issue: C
Pages: 325-334

Authors (3)

Suvankulov, Farrukh (Bank of Canada) Lau, Marco Chi Keung (not in RePEc) Ogucu, Fatma (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

This paper explores price regulation and relative price convergence in the Canadian retail gasoline market. We use monthly data (2000–2010) on retail gasoline prices in 60 Canadian cities to investigate (i) whether the retail gasoline market in Canada has experienced a relative price convergence to the mean, which is expected, given the increased economic integration across Canadian provinces; and (ii) whether the introduction of price regulation mechanisms in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in July 2006 had any impact on the price convergence in these provinces.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:enepol:v:40:y:2012:i:c:p:325-334
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25