Essays about: "Own-Price Elasticity"

Found 4 essays containing the words Own-Price Elasticity.

1. 1. Getting motor fuel taxes right : An empirical application on Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Josef Meens Eriksson; [2018]
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   Abstract : I estimate optimal passenger car fuel taxes for Sweden while accounting for negative externalities such as congestion, accidents, CO2 emissions, particle pollution, road reinvestment need, winter road maintenance need and noise. By allowing for tax interaction effects with the broader fiscal system the fuel tax substitutes for the tax on labour income, consequently the optimal fuel tax may deviate from fuel tax level proposed by the Pigouivan principle. READ MORE

3. 2. Got Milk? Stockholm Municipality’s Own- and Cross-Price Elasticities for Organic and Conventional Milk Procurement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Nyberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Organic Milk Consumption; Own-Price Elasticity; Cross-Price Elasticity; Public Procurement; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates Stockholm Municipality’s own-price elasticity for organic milk procurement and cross-price elasticity between organic and conventional milk procurement during 2008-2013. Using log-linear specifications with fixed effects, organic milk was found in most specifications to be relatively elastic, while the cross-price elasticity between organic and conventional milk suggests the two products are substitutes. READ MORE

4. 3. An empirical evaluation of an on-street parking pricing scheme : A case study in Stockholm inner city

   University essay from KTH/Transport- och lokaliseringsanalys

   Author : Chen Zhang; [2014]
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   Abstract : The congestion of on-street parking places in the core of metropolitan areas has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Low fares may result with an over consumption of this public good and result with a wide range of negative impacts such as the reduction of accessibility, deteriorating of the local air quality, extra vehicle miles travelled and increased traffic jams. READ MORE

5. 4. A pigovian tax on beef - consumption effects and consequence analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Törneke; [2014]
   Keywords : sustaniable consumption; pigovian taxes; meat consumption; beef demand; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Meat production accounts for approximately 18 per cent of the total GHG emissions in the world and beef is the kind of meat associated with the highest emissions. This paper derives the beef demand and elasticities in Sweden using regression analysis. READ MORE