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Demand for gasoline is more price-inelastic than commonly thought
Havranek, Tomas; Irsova, Zuzana; Janda, Karel - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 1, pp. 201-207
gasoline demand. We conduct a quantitative survey of the estimates of elasticity reported for various countries around the …
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Dynamic demand for residential electricity in Taiwan under seasonality and increasing-block pricing
Hung, Ming-Feng; Huang, Tai-Hsin - In: Energy Economics 48 (2015) C, pp. 168-177
This paper studies the dynamic demand for residential electricity in Taiwan employing a monthly panel data set … significant seasonal difference in the demand for electricity between the summer and non-summer periods. Both the adjustment speed …
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Optimal strategic oil stockpiling and import tariffs: The case of China
Zhang, Xiao-Bing - In: Energy Economics 45 (2014) C, pp. 463-474
As two of the most important instruments for dealing with the issues of energy supply security, strategic petroleum reserves (SPRs) and oil import tariffs have been proven effective in developed countries. While China is currently building up its strategic oil reserves to ensure energy security,...
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On oil investment and production: A comparison of production sharing contracts and buyback contracts
Feng, Zhuo; Zhang, Shui-Bo; Gao, Ying - In: Energy Economics 42 (2014) C, pp. 395-402
Production sharing contracts (PSCs) and buyback contracts are two important contract modes in the upstream oil industry. In this paper, we build a theoretical model to compare investment and production levels under these two contracts. Our model results show that PSCs lead to higher investment...
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Household energy mix in Uganda
Lee, Lisa Yu-Ting - In: Energy Economics 39 (2013) C, pp. 252-261
electricity demand as households become affluent. Strategies for reforestation, dissemination of improved cookstoves, relieving …
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Considering macroeconomic indicators in the food before fuel nexus
Qiu, Cheng; Colson, Gregory; Escalante, Cesar; … - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 6, pp. 2021-2028
A structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model along with a direct acyclic graph is employed to decompose how supply/demand … structural shocks affect food and fuel markets. The results support the hypothesis that fundamental market forces of demand and …
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Estimating the supply and demand of gasoline using tax data
Coyle, David; DeBacker, Jason; Prisinzano, Richard - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 1, pp. 195-200
We estimate supply and demand functions for the U.S. gasoline market using information from excise tax returns provided … by the IRS for the period 1990–2009. We find price and income elasticities of demand similar to those found using EIA …-run supply curve. By using a novel data source, the analysis provides a robustness check of aggregate studies of gasoline demand …
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Exploring the future role of Asia utilizing a Scenario Matrix Architecture and Shared Socio-economic Pathways
Eom, Jiyong; Calvin, Kate; Clarke, Leon; Edmonds, Jae; … - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) S3, pp. 325-325
We explore the implications that alternative pathways for human population and economic development have for the role of Asia in reference no-climate-policy scenarios and scenarios in which climate forcing is limited. We consider three different pathways of socioeconomic development, which we...
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The benefit from reduced energy import bills and the importance of energy prices in GHG reduction scenarios
Dowling, Paul; Russ, Peter - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) S3, pp. 429-429
The POLES energy model has been used to assess Asia's role in combating climate change and the benefits it stands to gain. This paper focuses on the role of major Asian economies in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the benefits to their economies from reduced energy...
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Saving money vs investing money: Do energy ratings influence consumer demand for energy efficient goods?
Panzone, Luca A. - In: Energy Economics 38 (2013) C, pp. 51-63
, washing machines, TVs, and light bulbs. Results indicate that market barriers are crucial in the demand for energy efficient …
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