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It is widely accepted that the costs of under-pricing energy are large, whether in advanced or developing countries …. This paper explores how large these costs can be by focussing on the size of the external effects that energy subsidies in … (agriculture). Our focus is mainly on the costs associated with congestion and pollution as well the impact of under-priced energy …
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Thermal-based power stations rely on water for cooling purposes. These water sources may be subject to incidents of scarcity, environmental regulations and competing economic concerns. This paper analyses the effect of water scarcity and increased river temperatures on German electricity prices...
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investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor … output from current production. In particular, we investigate how the ICT–energy relationship affects total factor … investment are substitutes for labor and energy use. We also find a high output growth rate in the sampled sectors, and …
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exceeds the benchmark of what the UN considers as modern energy. We find significant effects on households' budget …
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This paper estimates indirect benefits of improved air quality induced by hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking". The recent increase in natural gas supply led to displacement of coal-fired electricity by cleaner natural gas-fired generation. Using detailed spatial panel data comprising the near...
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Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are...
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Using an open-ended contingent valuation survey, we analyze how (i) experience of a power outage due to one of the worst storms ever to hit Sweden and (ii) a cheap talk script affect respondents' WTP to avoid power outages. Experience significantly increases and a cheap talk script decreases the...
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Our research investigates the magnitude of the effect of residential energy efficiency audit programs on later … household electricity consumption. These programs are designed to increase awareness of household energy consumption with …
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Thermal-based power stations rely on water for cooling purposes. These water sources may be subject to incidents of scarcity, environmental regulations and competing economic concerns. This paper analyses the effect of water scarcity and increased river temperatures on German electricity prices...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289954
mortality peaks in winter, and a higher heating price increases exposure to cold by reducing heating use. It also raises energy … variation in the energy source used for home heating and temporal variation in the national prices of natural gas versus …
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