«Evidence of a shift in the short -
run price elasticity of gasoline demand.»
Not exact matches
Regardless of one's estimate of the long -
run supply
elasticity of energy production, these trends will inhibit both
price increases and quantity increases.
Gary Becker argues that tobacco and alcohol
price elasticities were high in the long -
run.
These estimates are «long -
run»
elasticities, meaning that
price rises take years to fully affect demand.
(The long -
run price -
elasticity is probably around minus 0.4, as we discuss here.)
The big takeaway for carbon taxes is that the short -
run price -
elasticity of gasoline demand is rising (Point # 2).