Essays about: "Price elasticity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 72 essays containing the words Price elasticity.
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1. The Price of Power: A quantitative study of price elasticity of demand during high electricity prices in Southern Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : Unprecedentedly high electricity prices became a pressing issue for consumers in 2021-2022, causing political debate and shedding light on the hourly electricity prices. Out of the four Swedish electricity areas created to facilitate an effective electricity market, this thesis will focus on SE3 and SE4 in the South of Sweden, which experienced the highest prices in 2021-2022. READ MORE
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2. Double Machine Learning for Insurance Price Optimization
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This thesis examines how recent advances in debaised machine learning can be used for estimating price elasticities of demand within the automotive insurance field. Traditional methods such as generalized linear model (GLM) to estimate demand has no way of ensuring there are no biases in the underlying data selection, especially when the confounding variables are many. READ MORE
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3. The Impact of Oil Prices on Carbon Dioxide Emission Levels in Sweden : a time-series regression analysis of Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Globally, CO2 emissions have increased over the last decades. This trend has been broken in Sweden, where CO2 emissions are declining. Oil is one of Sweden's largest sources of energy, accounting for over 20 % of all energy consumption, and oil combustion is a large source of CO2 emissions. READ MORE
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4. Impact of Increased Grocery Prices on Households : Studying Sweden 2022/2023
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : In 2022, food prices increased rapidly, prompting this investigation into how the price shock has impacted consumer behavior. Previous studies have found that price shocks affect low- income households with children the most. A switch to more calorie-dense food and a decreased consumption of snacks. READ MORE
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5. Gasoline prices effect on public transportation: A study of Chicago : A study of the cross-price elasticity between gasoline prices and public transportation in a metropolitan setting.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : This thesis explores the cross-price elasticity of rail and bus usage with gasoline prices. This is done to see how the short-run cross price elasticity has changed and to see if the same long-run relationship can be seen in the long run as previous pooled models. READ MORE