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We study residential demand for electricity and gas, working with nationwide household-level data that cover recent … longitudinal component (up to 6 observations per dwelling). We estimate static and dynamic models of electricity and gas demand. We … of the own price elasticity of electricity demand in the -0.860 to -0.667 range, while the own price elasticity of gas …
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This paper presents an empirical study of energy demand, in which demand for a series of energy goods (Gas, Oil … global coverage, and special emphasis is given to the dynamic nature of demand, as well as to interactions between income … of climate change impacts. Results are interpreted in terms of derived demand for heating and cooling. Non …
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The design of wholesale electricity markets in the transition towards liberalization presents significant differences from country to country. Some spot markets have imposed the concentration of transactions to ensure market liquidity. Other markets are based on bilateral trading. The debate...
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Nigeria is richly endowed with energy resources, and the Government has been making large profits from their export. However, windfall revenues have also been affecting the Government’s responsiveness and accountability towards the people and they have brought it into collusive relationship...
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The implementation of decarbonization policies depends crucially on the public’s willingness to pay for them. We use stated preference methods to investigate the public’s preferences for such policies. We ask three research questions. First, does the willingness to pay (WTP) for each ton of...
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heterogeneity into account. A moderate minimum-efficiency standard increases demand for efficiency-enhancing household capital goods …, and reduces energy demand. More stringent policy is shown to be less effective or even counterproductive. For the case of … energy demand. Finally, I analyze which households benefit from minimum-efficiency standards and which ones lose. A standard …
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We evaluate incentives for residential energy upgrades in Italy using data from an original survey of Italian homeowners. In this paper, attention is restricted to heating system replacements, and to the effect of monetary and non-monetary incentives on the propensity to replace the heating...
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country characterized by a strong growth in energy demand and by a strong need of better security of supply, emissions …
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Concerns about climate change are growing, and so is the demand for information about the costs and benefits of …
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renewable energy (RE) production and reducing energy demand through energy efficiency (EE) investments. We find that although …
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