Sectoral electricity elasticities in South Africa: Before and after the supply crisis of 2008

In this paper, we estimate the price elasticity of electricity for various industrial sectors of the South African economy from 2002 to 2011. The data used include sectoral electricity consumption data and electricity tariff data, both courtesy of Eskom as well as output data based on national stati...

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Main Authors: James Blignaut, Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Jaco P. Weideman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2015-09-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3759