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How to fit demand side management (DSM) into current Chinese electricity system reform?
Yu, Yongzhen - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 2, pp. 549-557
electricity system reform. Comparing the potential acceleration of electricity price reform with the possibility of imposing a … of price discrimination related to the DSM development in China: time-based electricity pricing, electricity price …
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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
both contracts the discount factor and oil price positively affect optimal investment and production levels, respectively …
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Household energy mix in Uganda
Lee, Lisa Yu-Ting - In: Energy Economics 39 (2013) C, pp. 252-261
This paper presents evidence that household energy use in Uganda conforms to the energy ladder theory. As household income increases, solid and transitional fuel use evolves in an inverse U manner, while electricity consumption shows a direct relationship with income. Public infrastructure...
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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
supply are the main drivers of food price volatility. Increased biofuel production may cause short-run food price increases … but not long-run price shifts. Decentralized freely operating markets will mitigate the persistence of any price shocks … can spike due to market shocks, so programs designed to blunt these price spikes may be warranted. …
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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
by the IRS for the period 1990–2009. We find price and income elasticities of demand similar to those found using EIA … data. We find a price elasticity of supply of 0.29, which differs from the common assumption of a perfectly inelastic short … and a consistent, econometric estimate of the price elasticity of gasoline supply. The results are useful in guiding tax …
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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
The article analyses economic barriers leading to the energy efficiency gap in the market for energy-using products by observing several million transactions in the UK over two years. The empirical exercise estimates AIDS models for refrigerators, washing machines, TVs, and light bulbs. Results...
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International coal trade and restrictions on coal consumption
Riker, David A. - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 4, pp. 1244-1249
Coal consumption is a major source of CO2 emissions and other air pollutants and is therefore a focus of environmental policy. However, countries that restrict their coal consumption will likely expand their coal exports to foreign markets with fewer restrictions on consumption. The adjustment...
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