An Empirical Examination of the Theory and Practice of How to Set X
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2004
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This Working Paper examines the setting of the X-factor in price cap regulation. We show the US-style productivity-offset X relies on assumptions that are unlikely to hold empirically. We propose a more direct X, where X equals the forecast of TFP growth less the difference between industry input and consumer price growth.
