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Demand for Environmental Quality: An Empirical Analysis of Consumer Behavior in Sweden

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Ghalwash, Tarek () (Department of Economics, Umeå University)

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Abstract

In this paper we estimate the income elasticity of demand for recreational services and

other traditional groups of goods in Sweden and test for potential changes in such

estimates over the twentieth century. Due to the difficulty of directly observing the

demand for recreational services, we employ an indirect methodology by using the

demand for some outdoor goods as a proxy for the demand for recreational services. In

line with most prior research, our results confirm the expectation that recreational

services, as a public good, is a luxury good in Sweden. Our results also show that the

income elasticities for traditional goods are stable over time, indicating that consumer

preferences for expenditure on these specific commodities do not change over time.

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Paper provided by Umeå University, Department of Economics in its series Umeå Economic Studies with number 676.

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Date of creation: 05 May 2006
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Keywords: Household demand; environmental services; income elasticities; Engel curves;

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D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
Q26 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Recreational Aspects of Natural Resources

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  1. Chalfant, James A, 1987. "A Globally Flexible, Almost Ideal Demand System," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 5(2), pages 233-42, April.
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  1. Ghalwash, Tarek, 2006. "Income, Energy Taxation, and the Environment: An Econometric Analysis," UmeÃ¥ Economic Studies 678, Umeå University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  2. Brännlund, Runar & Ghalwash, Tarek, 2006. "The income-pollution relationship and the role of income distribution Evidence from Swedish household data," UmeÃ¥ Economic Studies 677, Umeå University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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