Price Effects of the Austrian Fuel Price Fixing Act: A Synthetic Control Study

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Becker, Maike, Pfeifer, Gregor, Schweikert, Karsten, Gregor-Gabriel Pfeifer
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Gasoline prices; Price levels; Price regulations; Austria

Fuel prices are commonly perceived to be excessively high, which regularly triggers political discussions about fuel price regulations. Consumers demand stricter fuel price regulations to provide transparency about the current price level and to protect them from sudden price fluctuations. Such regu...