, connection rates and electricity consumption remain low in grid connected areas, at least in the short and medium run. This paper … of grid electricity over time using a panel of 41 communities that were electrified up to ten years ago. We find that …, connection rates are much lower, at 51%. Furthermore, electricity consumption and appliance usage are low and did not grow over …

elasticity without the use of consumption or asset data. We find this elasticity on average to be negative, but small. The degree …

Exploiting exogenous variation in retail fuel prices from a temporary fuel tax discount in Germany, we estimate how the … pass-through of the discount varies over space and time. We draw on daily gasoline prices of virtually all gas stations in …

The study estimates the housing supply elasticity and the impact of geographic constraints in Germany from 2008 … elasticity of 0.22 and a units elasticity of 0.25. The study also reveals that geographical constraints partially affect the … housing supply elasticity across districts. Notably, high development intensity decreases the elasticity, while the …

This paper empirically assesses the relative role of health plan prices, service quality and optional benefits in the … prices for almost all German health plans. Mixed logit models incorporate a total of 1,700 health plan choices with more than … 50 choice sets for each individual. The findings suggest that, compared to prices, health plan service quality and …

With its commitment to double the share of renewable fuels in electricity generation to at least 30% by 2020, the … electricity generation, and capture preference heterogeneity among respondents using random parameter techniques. Based on our … estimates, we trace out the locus that links the premia charged for specific electricity mixes with the fraction of people …

inefficiency in the use of electricity and its determinants. Using stochastic frontier analysis and disaggregated household data …