Is the price elasticity of demand for coal in China increasing?
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- 作者：Paul J. Burkea ; paul.j.burke@anu.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Hua Liaob ; c
- 关键词：O13 ; Q41 ; P28 ; Q48
- 刊名：China Economic Review
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：36
- 期：Complete
- 页码：309-322
- 全文大小：842 K
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We estimate the price elasticity of coal demand using provincial data for China.
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Our estimations cover 1998–2012 and include a variety of controls.
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Our results suggest that China's coal demand is becoming more price elastic.
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As of 2012, China's coal price elasticity of demand was in the range − 0.3 to − 0.7.
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Removing subsidies could help to reduce China's CO2 emissions from coal.