This study assesses the accuracy of time-series econometric methods in forecasting electricity demand in developing … simple heuristic models, which assume that electricity demand grows at an exogenous rate or is proportional to real gross … historical demand trends …

This study develops an end-use energy demand analysis model for Romania to project energy demand by sector and end …-use for 2015-50. The study finds that Romania's energy demand in 2050 would be 34 percent higher than the level in 2013. The …, electricity demand would increase by 46 percent over the same period, because of increased household income and the expanded …

The authors assess the effects of private capital and independent regulatory agencies on telecommunications performance …

Rapid growth among the major emerging markets over the past 20 years has boosted global demand for commodities. The …-intensive activities, their demand for commodities may plateau. This paper estimates income elasticities of demand for a range of energy … and GDP growth slows, growth in demand for commodities may also slow. Based on current population and GDP growth forecasts …

This paper focuses on the sluggish growth of world trade relative to income growth in recent years. The analysis uses … explanation may lie in the slowing pace of international vertical specialization rather than increasing protection or the changing …

A number of recent studies have empirically documented links between characteristics of World Bank projects and their … ultimate outcomes as evaluated by the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group. This paper explores the in-sample and out … project. Such models perform better than self-assessments of project performance provided by World Bank staff during the …

surveys on expectations and implied statistics of predictive models. The BCEF procedure is applied to produce world GDP growth …

as a result affect world prices for the specific products concerned. Market failures and market structures (market power … along the value chain) also affect supply. This paper briefly reviews a number of factors that may distort international … absence of policy -- generate international spillovers that call for the negotiation of international policy disciplines …