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International handbook on the economics of energy
Evans, Joanne (contributor); Hunt, Lester C. (contributor) - 2009
, empirical modelling of energy demand, holistic energy models, an analysis of coal, gas, electricity, oil and the 'markets …. Natural gas and electricity markets / W.D. Walls -- 21. Incentive regulation of energy networks / Thomas Weyman-Jones -- 22 …. The economics and regulation of power transmission and distribution : the developed world case / Lullit Getachew and Mark …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851493
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The economic analysis of substance use and abuse : the experience of developed countries and lessons for developing countries
Grossman, Michael (ed.); Hsieh, Chee-Ruey (ed.) - 2001
. However, the experience of developed countries is very relevant to the developing world since substance abuse is likely to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474092
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Achieving a sustainable global energy system : identifying possibilities using long-term energy scenarios
Zhu, Bing; Totschnig, Gerhard; Schrattenholzer, Leo; … - 2004
Sustainable development and global climate change have figured prominently in scientific analysis and international policymaking since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy systems, based on an analysis of global climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851891
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International handbook of energy security
Dyer, Hugh (contributor); Trombetta, Maria Julia (contributor) - 2013
pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Energy security issues -- pt. III. Security of energy supply -- pt. IV. Security of energy demand -- pt. V. Energy, the environment and security -- pt. VI. Energy and human security -- pt. VII. Conclusions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420128
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Heat, power and light : revolutions in energy services
Fouquet, Roger - 2008
What happens when a radically-new fuel or technology transforms the energy system? How does the energy system evolve at different stages of economic development? What are the implications for people's lives and their environment? Building on an award-winning article, in this exciting book Roger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474009
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The Russian oil economy
Considine, Jennifer I. - 2002
In this unique work, Jennifer Considine and William Kerr contend that while OPEC currently dominates the international oil market, Russia will be a key player in the future international energy market. Indeed, Russia's petroleum resources rival those of Saudi Arabia. More than almost any other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851442
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Tax evasion and firm survival in competitive markets
Palda, K. Filip - 2001
Tax Evasion and Firm Survival in Competitive Markets illustrates how a firm with high production costs but which is easily able to evade taxes may displace from the market a company with low production costs but poor tax evasion capabilities. The difference in production costs between the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851115
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Reforming transport pricing in the European Union : a modelling approach
Borger, Bruno de (contributor); Proost, Stef (contributor) - 2001
This timely book deals with the problem of pricing passenger and freight transportation within Europe. The contributors argue that current legislation affecting pricing and regulation is increasingly less successful in dealing with market failures and externalities such as congestion, air...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851849
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The costs of economic growth
Victor, Peter A. - 2013
Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 16 (2), April, 137-42 -- Arthur P.J. Mol (2011), 'China's Ascent and … Environment: Whose Growth? Whose Environment?', World Development, 20 (4), 481-96 -- Paul Ekins (1993), '"Limits to Growth" and …-31 -- Peter Bartelmus (2009), 'The Cost of Natural Capital Consumption: Accounting for a Sustainable World Economy', Ecological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852334
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Green accounting in Europe : a comparative study, volume 2
Markandya, Anil (contributor);  … - 2005
Using spatially desegregated data on measures of pollution to derive economic damage estimates, the main purpose of the book is to gauge the environmental damage sustained as a result of economic activities and to offer an insight into how the information generated can be used in conjunction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420061