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energy sources for electricity production (RES-E). If an emission cap is the only policy target, an optimal mix consisting of …
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We propose an analytical framework based on the Kalman Filter to quantify central distortionary effects of product-specific subsidies. In our application, we use time series of foreign and domestic order book levels during and after the temporary installation of a “cash for clunkers” subsidy...
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This paper estimates the returns to household income due to improved access to electricity in rural India. We examine … the effect of connecting a household to the grid and the quality of electricity, defined as hours of daily supply. The … quality of electricity (in terms of fewer outages and more hours per day) increases non-agricultural incomes by about 28 …
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We estimate the relationship between electricity, fuel and carbon prices in Germany, France, the Netherlands, the Nord … increasing interaction between electricity and input prices on the one hand, and between electricity markets on the other. The …
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role in the US electricity generation mix. In recent years, the region's wholesale natural gas and electricity markets have … region and drives up gas and electricity prices. The firms observed to withhold pipeline capacity also own non …-gas electricity generation assets in New England that benefit from their gas-fired competitors paying higher fuel input costs. We …
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Education policy-makers and practitioners want to know which policies and practices can best achieve their goals. But research that can inform evidence-based policy often requires complex methods to distinguish causation from accidental association. Avoiding econometric jargon and technical...
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The aim of this paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth for 21 African countries over the period from 1970 to 2006, using recently developed panel cointegration and causality tests. The countries are divided into two groups:...
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, however, be observed across countries and sectors. We focus on electricity and gas sectors because energy sectors have usually …
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An important issue in the analysis of cross-sectional dependence which has received renewed interest in the past few years is the need for a better understanding of the extent and nature of such cross dependencies. In this paper we focus on measures of cross-sectional dependence and how such...
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Assumptions about explanatory variables and errors are central in regression analysis. For example, the well-known method of ordinary least squares yields consistent and efficient estimators if the underlying error terms are independently, identically, and normally distributed. Additionally, the...
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