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Macroeconomic Effects of a Low-Carbon Electricity Transition in Kenya and Ghana : An Exploratory Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis
Willenbockel, Dirk - 2019
The present study applies purpose-built dynamic computable general equilibrium models for Ghana and Kenya with a disaggregated country-specific representation of the power sector to simulate the prospective medium-run growth and distributional implications associated with a shift towards a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894601
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Modelling a sector undergoing structural change: The case of Danish energy supply
Klinge Jacobsen, Henrik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
This paper examines structural change in the power and heat producing sector (energy supply) and its implications for the economy. An integrated approach is used to describe the interactions between this sector and the rest of the economy. Thus, a very detailed model of the sector for Denmark...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109778
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Ist eine Deregulierung der Arbeitsmärkte in den südlichen EU-Staaten zur Bekämpfung der Eurokrise sinnvoll?
Fischer, Justina AV - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
employers. Due to the structural differences in the economies of Southern Europe, a programme of deregulation based on lower … wages only will not solve the euro crisis. Only in the case of Greece, Europe’s biggest 'problem child', would a general … wage cut lead to improved competitiveness – regardless of the pain such a reform would cause. This is because Greece …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258799
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Revisiting the Relationships Between Non-Renewable Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth in Iran
Nasre Esfahani, Mohammad - 2016
Exploring the short-run and long-run relationships between consumption of various sources of non-renewable energy, economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions would be considered as a golden key to provide rational energy policies of Iran in the post sanctions era. The aim of this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992709
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Regulation and electricity market integration: When trade introduces inefficiencies
Billette de Villemeur, Etienne; Pineau, Pierre-Olivier - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
.e. "integrated deregulation" yields a decrease in overall consumption. We identify the exact conditions under which the shift from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108164
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Integrating Thermal and Hydro Electricity Markets: Economic and Environmental Costs of not Harmonizing Pricing Rules
Billette de Villemeur, Etienne; Pineau, Pierre-Olivier - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The electricity sector is the largest source of GHG emissions in the world, and reducing these emissions would often be costly. However, because electricity markets remain often only integrated at a shallow level (with different pricing regulations), many gains from deeper integration (adoption...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114368
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Macroeconomic Effects of the German Government’s Building Rehabilitation Program
Kronenberg, Tobias; Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm; Hansen, Patrick - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The German government maintains programs providing financial support for the rehabilitation of buildings with the aim of reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. Lately, these programs have received additional attention for three reasons: First, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258900
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What is MENA Region Initially Needed: Grow Output or Mitigate CO2 Emissions?
Farhani, Sahbi; Shahbaz, Muhammad; Sbia, Rashid - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper examines the question: ‘What is Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region initially needed: grow output or mitigate CO2 emissions? This question is a focus on the issue of both production function and environmental function based on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) approach....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259388
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CO2 Emissions, Trade Openness and GDP Percapita : Bangladesh Perspective
Zaman, Rubaiya - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In recent decades, the relationship between international trade, environmental problems and growth remains controversial topics for the economic literature. This paper mainly deals with the interactions among these three key issues of Bangladesh economy. Johansen’s cointegrating methods have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259791
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La Zone Méditerranéenne Face à la Pollution de L’air : Une Investigation Econométrique
Sebri, Maamar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The cleanup of the Mediterranean region constitutes one of the main chapters carried by the cooperation between both north and south banks within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The subject of this paper is to study the relationship between CO2 emissions and economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216346