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Estimating demand elasticities of fixed telephony in Brazil

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  • Sergio Da Silva

    (Department of Economics, Federal University of Santa Catarina)

  • Gustavo Manfrim

    (National Telecommunications Agency, Brazil)

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This paper provides estimates of the elasticities of demand for the Brazilian basic plan of local fixed telephony using a cointegration model. We find a long-run price elasticity of –0.24, and an income elasticity of 0.18. These figures are line with other countries' estimates.

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  • Sergio Da Silva & Gustavo Manfrim, 2007. "Estimating demand elasticities of fixed telephony in Brazil," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 12(5), pages 1-9.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-06l90002
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