| Author(s): |
Salim Turdaliev BSc M.A.,
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| Type: |
Article in collection |
| Year: |
2021 |
| Number: |
23 |
| ISSN / ISBN: |
978-80-88320-63-1 |
| Published in: |
The 23rd Annual Conference on Environmental Economics, Policy and International Relations VSE-UK, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Publishing place: |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Keywords: |
appliances, increasing-block-rate tariff, electricity prices, energy efficiency gap |
| JEL codes: |
Q3, Q4, D1, D9 |
| Suggested Citation: |
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| Grants: |
GAUK 454120 The effect of non-linear tariff on energy demand and investment in electric durables in Transition Economies: Micro data estimation and natural experiment
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| Abstract: |
This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between the increasing-block- rate (IBR) pricing of electricity and the propensity of households to buy major electrical appliances. I use a variation from a natural experiment in Russia that introduced IBR pricing for residential electricity in a number of experimental regions in 2013. The study employs household-level panel data, which records, among others, whether the household has purchased any major electrical appliances during the last three months. Using a difference-in-differences specification, I show that the purchase of major electrical appliances in the regions with IBR pricing has increased by more than 20% (or more than two percentage points). The findings suggest that price-based energy policies may be an effective tool in shaping the behaviour of households. |
