Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ferdowsi University
2 Graduate student, Ferdowsi University
Abstract
Energy is one of the most important factors for economic development and progress. Natural gas having many advantages and providing 43 percent of primary energy in the country has a particular role among other energy sources.
Analysis of energy market، in general، and energy demand، in particular، is very important in recognizing the role of energy and its usage in different areas of the country. The study of natural gas demand as one of the energy carriers in household sector is done in this work to find how the structure of consumers behaviour is. Analysis of the household demand elasticity to natural gas prices، per capita income، and average weather temperature help policy makers to provide required natural gas in an optimum form. Achieving this purpose، total and average demand functions of Tehran citizens are estimated on the basis of data during 1985 -1999 seasonally. Finally، income and price elasticities for natural gas are determined.
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