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Energy Demand and Efficiency 4: Field Experiments Location: B132 Session Chair: Bettina Chlond Larissa, ETH | |
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A Contingent Behavior Approach For Estimating Price Elasticities 1: UC-San Diego, United States of America; 2: Zhejiang University, China; 3: University of Gothenburg, Sweden; 4: UNC-CH, United States of America Analysis of many policy interventions depends on the availability of accurate estimates of price, income and other elasticities. Economists typically use revealed preference data to estimate these elasticities ex-post. We propose a simple survey-based contingent behavior approach for estimating ex-ante (expected) elasticities as well as their distributions in the population. Ex-ante and ex-post estimates of eleasticities may differ for legitimate reasons; both are relevant to policymakers. We illustrate this CB approach using data from seven Global South countries. Results show that it is possible to develop contemporaneous country-specific estimates of ex-ante elasticities quickly and inexpensively in data-poor environments. We also discuss how these ex-ante elasticities may inform policy acceptance. JEL codes: C24, O13, Q41, Q5 | |