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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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subsidized entry of wind power in the Nordic electricity market. A relatively small-scale entry of renewables leads to a large … the total electricity market expenditures. The subsidies generate net gains to consumers. We develop an approach to …
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The rapid growth of ASEAN economies, the People's Republic of China and India (called ACI henceforth) - major drivers of Asia and the world economy - during the last five decades has caused significant strains on their scarce resources, particularly energy and contributed to serious problems of...
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Many policymakers view power outages as a major constraint on firm productivity in developing countries. Yet empirical studies find modest short-run effects of outages on firm performance. This paper builds a dynamic macroeconomic model to study the long-run general-equilibrium effects of power...
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This paper asks whether increasing productivity in the electricity sector can yield larger long-run GDP gains than … suggested by electricity's small share of aggregate economic activity. We answer this question using a dynamic model in which … electricity is a strong complement to other inputs in production. We parameterize the model using our own new measures of …
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We consider a world economy, in which the global public good "biodiversity" is positively correlated with that share of land which is protected by land-use restrictions against the deterioration of habitats and ecosystems. The willingness-to-pay for biodiversity conservation is positive in...
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Are natural resources a "curse" or a "blessing"? The empirical evidence suggests either outcome is possible. The paper surveys a variety of hypotheses and supporting evidence for why some countries benefit and others lose from the presence of natural resources. These include that a resource...
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We evaluate the effects of homogeneous subsidies granted for emission-free electricity generation on market outcomes …
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In June 2018, an agreement between key EU institutions - the Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Council - was reached after a long-lasting discourse over the 2030 EU climate and energy policy package. This paper offers a comprehensive assessment of the EU package, with its...
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Support from local citizens is important for the scale-up of renewable energy. We investigate the impact of utility-scale wind and solar parks on employment, GDP and public finances in Brazilian municipalities using a difference-in-differences design with matching. We find a positive employment...
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