Information and communication technology plays an important role in achieving a higher level of energy efficiency. In … particular, energy efficiency can be achieved by integrating information technology into electricity networks to enable the … interaction between suppliers and customers (smart grids). Power generation by renewable energy sources can also benefit from this …

Taxation data have been used to create long-run series for the distribution of top incomes in quite a number of … that have relatively similar backgrounds and tax systems: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. The first …

Energy subsidies are used widely. Although adverse from an efficiency perspective, subsidies confer private benefits on … overcoming the barriers to reform. The starting point is to look at the motives lying behind the adoption of energy subsidies … then looks at the characteristics of countries that use energy subsidies. Countries with weak institutions – often non …

Germany plays a pioneering role in replacing conventional power plants with renewable energy sources. While this is … beneficial with respect to environmental quality, the energy turnaround implies increasing electricity prices for private …

Several countries are considering extending Daylight Saving Time (DST) in order to conserve energy, and the U.S. will … in which parts of Australia extended DST in 2000 to facilitate the Sydney Olympics. Using detailed panel data and a … model overstates electricity savings when it is applied to Australia. …

This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals …

of workers faced with progressive taxation under tournaments and piece rates. Because of the difficulty identifying any … sensitive, and conclude with a tentative evaluation of the welfare benefits of progressive taxation in tournament economies. …