The determinants of retail petrol prices in Greece |
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Authors: | Eleni Angelopoulou Heather D. Gibson |
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Affiliation: | Bank of Greece, 21 E. Venizelou Ave, Athens 102 50, Greece |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between retail prices of petrol, international oil prices and tax rates in Greece. We examine not only the hypothesis that retail prices act asymmetrically to crude oil price changes and the pass-through rates of tax increases, but also use the cross-sectional dimension of the data to explore whether the existence or otherwise of market power affects retail prices. Our results provide little evidence for asymmetric behaviour. However, the degree to which prices overreact to tax changes and the significance of market power across the different regions suggests that the market for petrol/diesel is not very competitive. |
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Keywords: | D40 L1 L81 Q43 C23 |
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