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Assessing the impact of excise duties on a state’s revenues: the case of Greece
Christos Papageorgiou*
Christos Papageorgiou
Affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Peloponnese, Tripolis Campus, Tripolis, Greece
 0000-0002-2674-5495
Panagiotis Farlekas*
Panagiotis Farlekas
Affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Peloponnese, Tripolis Campus, Tripolis, Greece
0000-0002-0414-4947
Zacharias Dermatis*
Zacharias Dermatis
Affiliation: Department of Management Science and Technology, University of Peloponnese, Tripolis Campus, Tripolis, Greece
0000-0001-5605-3169
Athanasios Anastasiou* 
Athanasios Anastasiou
Affiliation: Department of Management Science and Technology, University of Peloponnese, Tripolis Campus, Tripolis, Greece
000-0003-4546-7846
Correspondence
athanastas@uop.gr
Panagiotis Liargovas*
Panagiotis Liargovas
Affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Peloponnese, Tripolis Campus, Tripolis, Greece
0000-0002-2570-01
Preliminary communication | Year: 2021 | Pages: 387 - 412 | Volume: 45 | Issue: 3 Received: April 17, 2021 | Accepted: June 26, 2021 | Published online: September 6, 2021
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FULL ARTICLE
FIGURES & DATA
REFERENCES
CROSSMARK POLICY
METRICS
LICENCING
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Date
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Cigarettes
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Fine-cut tobacco
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Min. exc. tax. €/1,000
pieces*
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Sp. excise (%)
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Ad valorem (%)
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Total excise
duties (%)
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VAT as percentage
of total final price (%)
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Total taxes (%)
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Weighted average
price of cigarettes €/1,000 pieces
|
Initial price % of
final cigarette price
|
Min. exc. tax % or
€/kg
|
|
Jan 2007
|
60.38
|
3.67
|
53.83
|
57.50
|
15.97
|
73.47
|
140.00
|
26.53
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59.00
|
|
Jan 2008
|
64.69
|
3.67
|
53.83
|
57.50
|
15.97
|
73.47
|
150.00
|
26.53
|
59.00
|
|
Jan 2009
|
64.69
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3.67
|
53.83
|
57.50
|
15.97
|
73.47
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150.00
|
26.53
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59.00
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Feb 2009
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69.00
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3.67
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53.83
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57.50
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15.97
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73.47
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150.00
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26.53
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59.00
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Jan 2010
|
73.60
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3.67
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53.83
|
57.50
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15.97
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73.47
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160.00
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26.53
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59.00
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Jan 18 2010
|
75.60
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5.92
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57.08
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63.00
|
15.97
|
78.97
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160.00
|
21.03
|
65.00
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Mar 2010
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78.00
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6.18
|
58.82
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65.00
|
17.36
|
82.36
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160.00
|
17.64
|
67.00
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May 2010
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80.40
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8.57
|
58.43
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67.00
|
18.70
|
85.70
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160.00
|
14.30
|
69.00
|
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Jan 2011
|
76.35
|
12.55
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52.45
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65.00
|
18.70
|
83.70
|
156.56
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16.30
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67.00
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Jul 2011
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101.76
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12.55
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52.45
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65.00
|
18.70
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83.70
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156.56
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16.30
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67.00
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Jan 2012
|
105.48
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12.55
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52.45
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65.00
|
18.70
|
83.70
|
162.27
|
16.30
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67.00
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Nov 2012
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115.00
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50.87
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20.00
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70.87
|
18.70
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89.57
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162.27
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10.43
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153.00
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Jan 2013
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115.00
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50.08
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20.00
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70.08
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18.70
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88.78
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164.10
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11.22
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153.00
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Jan 2014
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117.50
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47.10
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20.00
|
67.10
|
18.70
|
85.80
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175.15
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14.20
|
156.70
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Jan 2015
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117.50
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45.38
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20.00
|
65.38
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18.70
|
84.08
|
181.80
|
15.92
|
156.70
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Jan 2016
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117.50
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44.50
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20.00
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64.50
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18.70
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83.20
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185.40
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16.80
|
156.70
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Jun 2016
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117.50
|
44.50
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20.00
|
64.50
|
19.35
|
83.85
|
185.40
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16.15
|
156.70
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Jan 2017
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117.50
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44.05
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26.00
|
70.05
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19.35
|
89.40
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187.30
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10.60
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170.00
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Jan 2018
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117.50
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40.29
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26.00
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66.29
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19.35
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85.64
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204.78
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14.36
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170.00
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* [Art. 16 (5) Dir. 1995/59 & Art. 8 (6) Dir. 2011/64]. Source: Gov. Gazette 265A (2001); Gov. Gazette 169A (2006); Danchev, Maniatis and Touriki (2014); Maniatis and Danchev (2016); European Commission (2018); and authors’ calculations.
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Period of time
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Y
(NNDI) (mil. of €) smooth.
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Qc
(cigarettes) calculated (bil. of pieces)
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Pc
(cigarettes) (mil. of €/mil. of pieces)
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Qf
(fine-cut) calculated (tonnes)
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Pf
(fine-cut) (mil. of €/ tonne)
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A
(ratio to total) of non-smokers
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Excise duties
cigarettes (mil. of €) / (mil. of pieces)
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Excise duties
fine-cut tobacco
(mil. of €) / tonne)
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Total excise
duties
(mil. of €)
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2019 - Q1
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38,505.16
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3.15
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0.2091
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0.55
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0.2663
|
0.7788
|
0.13686
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0.17000
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2019 - Q2
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38,731.81
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3.11
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0.2096
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0.53
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0.2668
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0.7859
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2019 - Q3
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38,935.37
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3.07
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0.2101
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0.52
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0.2673
|
0.7932
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2019 - Q4
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39,156.40
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3.03
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0.2106
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0.51
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0.2679
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0.8006
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Total 2019
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12.35
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2.11
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1,690.71
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359.39
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2,050.10
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2020 - Q1
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39,362.73
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2.99
|
0.2111
|
0.50
|
0.2684
|
0.8082
|
0.13739
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0.17000
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2020 - Q2
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39,553.87
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2.95
|
0.2116
|
0.49
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0,2689
|
0.8159
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2020 - Q3
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39,771.60
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2.91
|
0.2121
|
0.48
|
0.2695
|
0.8238
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2020 - Q4
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40,008.02
|
2.87
|
0.2126
|
0.46
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0.2701
|
0.8318
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Total 2020
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11.72
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1.92
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1,610.41
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326.98
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1,937.39
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2019–2020
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|
24.07
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|
4.03
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|
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3,301.12
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686.37
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3,987.49
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Source: Authors’ calculations.
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Per. of time
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LnY
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LnQc
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LnPc
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LnAc
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LnQf
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LnPf
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2007 - Q1
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10.729898
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2.038343
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-2.103734
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-0.489064
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-1.096615
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-2.128632
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2007 - Q2
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10.735393
|
2.070638
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-2.095571
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-0.489186
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-1.064320
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-2.128632
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2007 - Q3
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10.752448
|
2.077274
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-2.087474
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-0.489064
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-1.057684
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-2.120264
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2007 - Q4
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10.764908
|
2.093043
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-2.079442
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-0.488697
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-1.041915
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-2.120264
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2008 - Q1
|
10.778645
|
2.090977
|
-2.079442
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-0.488086
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-1.000568
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-2.120264
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2008 - Q2
|
10.788037
|
2.062102
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-2.063568
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-0.487231
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-1.029443
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-2.111965
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2008 - Q3
|
10.798163
|
2.073121
|
-2.047943
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-0.486133
|
-1.018424
|
-2.107841
|
|
2008 - Q4
|
10.810391
|
2.072557
|
-2.040221
|
-0.484792
|
-1.018988
|
-2.103734
|
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2009 - Q1
|
10.808643
|
2.024184
|
-2.032558
|
-0.483210
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-0.920516
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-2.099644
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2009 - Q2
|
10.797312
|
2.049878
|
-2.002481
|
-0.481388
|
-0.894821
|
-2.079442
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2009 - Q3
|
10.806132
|
2.037931
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-1.984131
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-0.479327
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-0.906768
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-2.075450
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2009 - Q4
|
10.790590
|
2.046195
|
-1.980502
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-0.477028
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-0.898504
|
-2.063568
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2010 - Q1
|
10.786177
|
1.860149
|
-1.980502
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-0.474494
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-0.687924
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-2.067513
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2010 - Q2
|
10.788266
|
1.943568
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-1.973281
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-0.471725
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-0.604505
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-2.002481
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2010 - Q3
|
10.772609
|
1.953428
|
-1.832581
|
-0.468724
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-0.594645
|
-1.917323
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2010 - Q4
|
10.753115
|
1.934251
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-1.864330
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-0.465494
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-0.613822
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-1.897120
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2011 - Q1
|
10.725377
|
1.814505
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-1.864330
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-0.462035
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-0.418672
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-1.845160
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2011 - Q2
|
10.695279
|
1.768235
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-1.857899
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-0.458352
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-0.464942
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-1.842001
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2011 - Q3
|
10.671359
|
1.773864
|
-1.832581
|
-0.454445
|
-0.459313
|
-1.838851
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2011 - Q4
|
10.648081
|
1.820975
|
-1.820159
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-0.450319
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-0.412202
|
-1.832581
|
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2012 - Q1
|
10.614123
|
1.630167
|
-1.783791
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-0.445975
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-0.324199
|
-1.826351
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2012 - Q2
|
10.595416
|
1.644713
|
-1.801810
|
-0.441416
|
-0.309653
|
-1.801810
|
|
2012 - Q3
|
10.580323
|
1.623830
|
-1.845160
|
-0.436646
|
-0.330535
|
-1.795767
|
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2012 - Q4
|
10.570020
|
1.575523
|
-1.814005
|
-0.431668
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-0.378843
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-1.789761
|
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2013 - Q1
|
10.562303
|
1.563404
|
-1.807889
|
-0.426484
|
-0.442212
|
-1.777857
|
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2013 - Q2
|
10.548715
|
1.490035
|
-1.760261
|
-0.421099
|
-0.515581
|
-1.660731
|
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2013 - Q3
|
10.532201
|
1.497106
|
-1.748700
|
-0.415515
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-0.508510
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-1.570217
|
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2013 - Q4
|
10.527026
|
1.512698
|
-1.742969
|
-0.409737
|
-0.492918
|
-1.546463
|
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2014 - Q1
|
10.510507
|
1.469326
|
-1.720369
|
-0.403767
|
-0.509136
|
-1.546463
|
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2014 - Q2
|
10.510003
|
1.461876
|
-1.714798
|
-0.397609
|
-0.516586
|
-1.541779
|
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2014 - Q3
|
10.510115
|
1.441099
|
-1.709258
|
-0.391266
|
-0.537364
|
-1.537117
|
|
2014 - Q4
|
10.511370
|
1.440856
|
-1.703749
|
-0.384744
|
-0.537606
|
-1.537117
|
|
2015 - Q1
|
10.513310
|
1.422653
|
-1.698269
|
-0.378045
|
-0.487339
|
-1.527858
|
|
2015 - Q2
|
10.509524
|
1.431125
|
-1.692820
|
-0.371172
|
-0.478868
|
-1.527858
|
|
2015 - Q3
|
10.505677
|
1.440468
|
-1.687399
|
-0.364131
|
-0.469524
|
-1.518684
|
|
2015 - Q4
|
10.498899
|
1.417264
|
-1.682009
|
-0.356925
|
-0.492728
|
-1.514128
|
|
2016 - Q1
|
10.503613
|
1.309641
|
-1.676647
|
-0.349557
|
-0.551888
|
-1.465338
|
|
2016 - Q2
|
10.505856
|
1.308351
|
-1.671313
|
-0.342033
|
-0.553178
|
-1.452434
|
|
2016 - Q3
|
10.509887
|
1.470729
|
-1.666008
|
-0.334354
|
-0.390800
|
-1.435485
|
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2016 - Q4
|
10.508373
|
1.356527
|
-1.660731
|
-0.326527
|
-0.505002
|
-1.427116
|
|
2017 - Q1
|
10.502542
|
1.356530
|
-1.634756
|
-0.318554
|
-0.452123
|
-1.370421
|
|
2017 - Q2
|
10.510424
|
1.294686
|
-1.614450
|
-0.310439
|
-0.513967
|
-1.362578
|
|
2017 - Q3
|
10.517101
|
1.057491
|
-1.599488
|
-0.302187
|
-0.751162
|
-1.354796
|
|
2017 - Q4
|
10.529702
|
1.199457
|
-1.589635
|
-0.293801
|
-0.609196
|
-1.347074
|
|
2018 - Q1
|
10.536492
|
1.092938
|
-1.585721
|
-0.285285
|
-0.605155
|
-1.343235
|
|
2018 - Q2
|
10.540501
|
1.158946
|
-1.585233
|
-0.276643
|
-0.539148
|
-1.339411
|
|
2018 - Q3
|
10.544971
|
1.194127
|
-1.576487
|
-0.267879
|
-0.503966
|
-1.335601
|
|
2018 - Q4
|
10.552278
|
1.181644
|
-1.570217
|
-0.258997
|
-0.516449
|
-1.325011
|
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Coefficients
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|
|
Model
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Unstandardized Coefficients
|
Stand. Coeffic.
|
|
|
|
|
B
|
Std. Error
|
Beta
|
t
|
Sig.
|
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1
|
(Constant)
|
-9.039
|
1.536
|
|
-5.885
|
.000
|
|
Ln_Y
|
.827
|
.162
|
.306
|
5.092
|
.000
|
|
Ln_Pc
|
-.657
|
.175
|
-.342
|
-3.765
|
.000
|
|
Ln_A
|
-1.701
|
.310
|
-.378
|
-5.480
|
.000
|
|
|
Coefficients
|
|
|
Model
|
Unstandardized Coefficients
|
Stand. Coeffic.
|
|
|
|
|
B
|
Std. Error
|
Beta
|
t
|
Sig.
|
|
2
|
(Constant)
|
11.758
|
4.083
|
|
2.880
|
.006
|
|
Ln_Y
|
-.863
|
.397
|
-.445
|
-2.175
|
.035
|
|
Ln_Pc
|
-1.170
|
.485
|
-1.443
|
-2.414
|
.020
|
|
Ln_A
|
3.489
|
.479
|
2.522
|
7.284
|
.000
|
Source: Authors’ calculations.
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September, 2021
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