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The impacts of exogenous oil supply shocks on Mediterranean economies
Bastianin, Andrea; Galeotti, Marzio; Manera, Matteo - 2015
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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How is volatility in commodity markets linked to oil price shocks?
Ahmadi, Maryam; Behmiri, Niaz Bashiri; Manera, Matteo - 2015
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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On the economic determinants of oil production : theoretical analysis and empirical evidence for small exporting countries
Cologni, Alessandro; Manera, Matteo - 2011
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 price reform in China
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2018
Energy Price Reform in ChinaThe Chinese leadership has determined to assign the market a decisive role in allocating resources. To have the market to play that role, getting the energy prices right is crucial because this sends clear signals to both producers and consumers of energy. While the...
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The opening of the European electricity market and environmental policy : does the degree of competition matter?
Bigano, Andrea; Proost, Stef - 2004
This paper studies the relevance of strategic trade effects in the environmental policy for the European electricity sector. The production, investment and trade of electricity are modelled for four European countries. Three market regimes are distinguished: perfect competition, price regulation...
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Forecasting the oil-gasoline price relationship : should we care about the rockets and the feathers?
Bastianin, Andrea; Galeotti, Marzio; Manera, Matteo - 2014
to incorporating the RFH in predictive models for the prices of gasoline and diesel. We show that the RFH is useless for … the price of crude oil to the price of gasoline is asymmetric. Although there have been many contributions documenting … forecasting performance of econometric models incorporating asymmetric price transmission from crude oil to gasoline. In this …
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Rockets and feathers revisited : an international comparison on European gasoline markets
Galeotti, Marzio; Lanza, Alessandro; Manera, Matteo - 2002
of gasoline. Relative to the previous literature, the distinguishing features of the present paper are: i) use of updated … and comparable data to carry out an international comparison of gasoline markets; ii) two-stage modeling of the … transmission of oil price shocks to gasoline prices (first refinery stage and second distribution stage), in order to assess …
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Sectoral electricity demand and direct rebound effect in New Zealand
Nepal, Rabindra; Al Irsyad, Muhammad Indra; Jamasb, Tooraj - 2020
This paper is one of the limited studies to investigate rebound effects in sectoral electricity consumption and the specific case of New Zealand. New Zealand, like other OECD economies, has aimed for energy efficiency improvements and reduced electricity consumption from 9.2 MWh per capita in...
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A trend deduction model of fluctuating oil prices
Xu, Haiyan; Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2011 - The previous version: August 19, 2010, This version: November 17, 2010
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 - This version: March 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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