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Study on pass-through rate: main drivers, country differences and policy implications

Buyer: European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre

Published
24 June 2024
Submission deadline
1 July 2024, 10:00
Estimated value
€200,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Lots
1
Documents
1
Notice number
00371216-2024
Reference
c24f5e46-accc-43e4-81c7-f9624c94baa1
Official source
Official source

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The European gas market changed markedly when the global economy recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic and due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. European gas prices increased to historically high levels after remaining broadly stable for more than a decade. As natural gas is widely used in energy production, energy became much more expensive also on the retail level for firms and households. Due to these events, the relationship between energy prices, inflation and the real economy stepped into spotlight. How do wholesale price shocks feed through to retail prices? The crisis of recent years has shown how understanding the pass-through rates and anticipating the retail sector’s reaction to wholesale shocks is fundamental to design efficient and effective markets and policies. Moreover, even when the crisis is over, the progressive phase-out of fossil fuels and deployment of variable renewable energy sources is expected to generate more volatility in wholesale markets. In this context, it is important to anticipate how this volatility may be transferred to retail prices and how this may affect consumer behaviour. Against this background, there is a limited understanding of how the …

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