Authors' headline long-run own-price elasticities are the Sum rows of Tables 1-3, emphasized in abstract and conclusions as -2.204 (residential), -2.239 (commercial), and -0.845 (industrial). || 'The long-run price elasticity in the residential sector is -2.204.' (p.144); 'Demand is elastic with respect to price (-2.239)' (p.144); Table 3 Sum = -0.845 (p.147). Abstract: 'The long-run demand for electricity in the residential and commercial sectors is estimated to be price elastic, with elasticities slightly greater than two.'
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