Estimating petroleum products demand elasticities in Nigeria: A multivariate cointegration approach
This paper formulates and estimates petroleum products demand functions in Nigeria at both aggregative and product level for the period 1977 to 2006 using multivariate cointegration approach. The estimated short and long-run price and income elasticities confirm conventional wisdom that energy consumption responds positively to changes in GDP and negatively to changes in energy price. However, the price and income elasticities of demand varied according to product type. Kerosene and gasoline have relatively high short-run income and price elasticities compared to diesel. Overall, the results show petroleum products to be price and income inelastic.
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2010
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Authors: | Iwayemi, Akin ; Adenikinju, Adeola ; Babatunde, M. Adetunji |
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Energy Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0140-9883. - Vol. 32.2010, 1, p. 73-85
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Petroleum products Price elasticity Income elasticity Cointegration |
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