Estimating demand curves for goods subject to excise taxes

This methodological discussion paper summarizes the practical steps required to specify and estimate demand curves for excisable goods such as gasoline, beer, and cigarettes.

Haughton, Jonathan · 1998

Abstract

The method is applied to the estimation of the demand for regular gasoline in Madagascar over the period 1978-1996. The note concludes with a brief outline of the main estimation issues, and summarizes the most important empirical results from other studies that estimate the demand for gasoline, tobacco products, and alcoholic beverages. (Author abstract)

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Classification

Document type: Studies & Literature Reviews
DEC type: Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Geography: Madagascar
Subject: Economic research
DEC terms: Alcoholic beveragesConsumer goodsDemandEconomic analysisGasoline
Sponsoring organization: USAID. Bur. for Africa. Ofc. of Sustainable Development
Authoring organization: Harvard University. Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID)
Language: English

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