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A Trend Deduction Model of Fluctuating Oil Prices

Xu, Haiyan - 2011

Crude oil prices have been fluctuating over time and by a large range. It is the disorganization of oil price series that makes it difficult to deduce the changing trends of oil prices in the middle- and long-terms and predict their price levels in the short-term. Following a price-state...

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Copenhagen and Beyond : Reflections on China’s Stance and Responses

Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010

China had been singled out by Western politicians and media for dragging its feet on international climate negotiations at Copenhagen, the accusations previously always targeted on the U.S. To put such a criticism into perspective, this paper provides some reflections on China's stance and...

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Can Uncertainty Justify Overlapping Policy Instruments to Mitigate Emissions?

Lecuyer, Oskar - 2013

political unavailability of a CO2 tax (at least in the European Union) are taken into account, it can be socially optimal to …

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An Evaluation of Overseas Oil Investment Projects Under Uncertainty Using a Real Options Based Simulation Model

Zhu, Lei - 2013

value of oil overseas investment projects of three oil field sizes (large, medium, small) and under different resource tax … systems (royalty tax and production sharing contracts). In our empirical setting, we have selected China as an investor … windfall profits tax to reduce the investment risk of overseas oil fields …

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On the Economic Determinants of Oil Production - Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence for Small Exporting Countries

Cologni, Alessandro - 2013

In this paper, decisions regarding production in oil exporting countries are studied by means of theoretical analysis and empirical investigation. Under the assumptions of exogenous oil prices and world oil demand, we are able to describe the relationship between oil production levels and...

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Energy Access Scenarios to 2030 for the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bazilian, Morgan - 2014

In order to reach a goal of universal access to modern energy services in Africa by 2030, consideration of various electricity sector pathways is required to help inform policy-makers and investors, and help guide power system design. To that end, and building on existing tools and analysis, we...

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Free Riding, Upsizing, and Energy Efficiency Incentives in Maryland Homes

Alberini, Anna - 2013

We use a unique dataset that combines the responses from an original survey of households, information about the structural characteristics of their homes, utility-provided longitudinal electricity usage records, plus utility program participation information, to study the uptake of energy...

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Technology Invention and Diffusion in Residential Energy Consumption. A Stochastic Frontier Approach

Marin, Giovanni - 2016

Traditional large appliances absorb a large share of residential electricity consumption and represent important targets of energy policy strategies aimed at achieving energy security. Despite being characterized by rather mature technologies, this group of appliances still offers large...

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How is Volatility in Commodity Markets Linked to Oil Price Shocks?

Ahmadi, Maryam - 2016

This study investigates the effects of oil price shocks on volatility of selected agricultural and metal commodities. To achieve this goal, we decompose an oil price shock to its underlying components, including macroeconomics and oil specific shocks. The applied methodology is the structural...

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The Impacts of Exogenous Oil Supply Shocks on Mediterranean Economies

Bastianin, Andrea - 2016

The security of energy supply is a key geopolitical factor in the relationship between the European Union and the southern neighborhood countries of the Middle East and North Africa region. We study the response of eight Mediterranean economies to exogenous oil supply shocks. We focus on the...

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