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Oil and Product Price Dynamics in International Petroleum Markets

Lanza, Alessandro; Manera, Matteo; Giovannini, Massimo - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2003

In this paper we investigate crude oil and products price dynamics. We present a comparison among ten price series of crude oils and fourteen price series of petroleum products, considering four distinct market areas (Mediterranean, North Western Europe, Latin America and North America) over the...

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Asymmetric Error Correction Models for the Oil-Gasoline Price Relationship

Manera, Matteo; Grasso, Margherita - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005

The existing literature on price asymmetries does not systematically investigate the sensitivity of the empirical results to the choice of a particular econometric specification. This paper fills this gap by providing a detailed comparison of the three most popular models designed to describe...

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Energy Prices and the Real Exchange Rate of Commodity-Exporting Countries

Dauvin, Magali - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013

This paper investigates the relationship between energy prices and the real effective exchange rate of commodity-exporting countries. We consider two sets of countries: 10 energy-exporting and 23 non-fuel commodity-exporting countries over the period 1980-2011. Estimating a panel cointegrating...

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Internal Migration Across Italian regions: Macroeconomic Determinants and Accommodating Potential for a Dualistic Economy

Piras, Romano - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010

We provide econometric evidence that relative per capita GDP and relative unemployment rates are the main determinants of migration flows across Italian regions from 1970 to 2002. The empirical analysis is based on an accurate study of the dynamic properties of the series. In fact, we deal with...

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Carbon Kuznets Curves: Long-run Structural Dynamics and Policy Events

Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Musolesi, Antonio - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2009

We study the structural differences among climate change leading ‘factors’ - Northern EU members -, and lagging actors - southern EU countries and the ‘Umbrella group’ - with regard to long run carbon-income relationships. Homogeneous and heterogeneous panel models show that the groups...

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Advocatus, et non latro? Testing the Supplier-Induced-Demand Hypothesis for Italian Courts of Justice

Buonanno, Paolo; Galizzi, Matteo M. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010

We explore the relationship between litigation rates and the number of lawyers, in a typical supplier-induced demand (SID) frame. Drawing on an original panel dataset for the 169 Italian courts of justice between 2000 and 2007, we first document that the number of lawyers is positively...

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Energy Prices, Subsidies and Resource Tax Reform in China

Zhang, ZhongXiang - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014

energy types. This paper discusses the evolution of price reforms for coal, petroleum products, natural gas and electricity …

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Environmental and Technology Policy Options in the Electricity Sector: Interactions and Outcomes

Fischer, Carolyn; Newell, Richard G.; Preonas, Louis - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014

Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from … lower electricity prices Even with multiple market failures, emissions pricing remains the single most cost-effective option …

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Local Electricity Distribution in Italy: Comparative Efficiency Analysis and Methodological Cross-Checking

Scarsi, Gian Carlo - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 1999

This paper analyses technical efficiency of local electricity distribution in Italy (1994, 1996) by using both …-sectional data were examined with respect to:(a) ENEL - the Italian electricity monopolist;(b) municipal authorities (MUNIs), i ….e. town-based electric utilities which sometimes hold franchises for electricity distribution within city limits …

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Consumers’ Attitudes on Services of General Interest in the EU: Accessibility, Price and Quality 2000-2004

Fiorio, Carlo; Florio, M.; Salini, S.; Ferrari, P. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2007

by the utilities after two decades of reforms? We focus on electricity, gas, water, telephone in the EU 15 Member States …

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