Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between outside air temperature and the residential demand for space heating energy. These non-linearities are investigated empirically using high frequency panel data for a sample of UK households, and both parametric and non-parametric methods for identifying non-linearities are examined. The econometric evidence finds support for important non-linearities across the range of observed temperatures and points to limitations in the use of parametric functional forms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 160-162 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Feb 1997 |