Long- and short-run price asymmetries and hysteresis in the Italian gasoline market

B-Tier
Journal: Energy Policy
Year: 2015
Volume: 78
Issue: C
Pages: 41-50

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

Using monthly data from 1994 to 2013 we study the long-run relation of the pre-tax retail prices of gasoline with crude price and the nominal exchange rate. We find a strongly significant long-run relation. We then use the nonlinear ARDL (NARDL) model to assess the asymmetries on both the short- and long-run elasticities, as well as the presence of hysteresis in the pricing behaviour. The estimation results confirm the presence of asymmetry in the long-run elasticities, with significant differences between the crude price and the exchange rate, as well as the presence of hysteresis in the relation between the retail price of gasoline and crude oil price.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:enepol:v:78:y:2015:i:c:p:41-50
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24