Chesnais Jean-Claude and Chasseriaux Jean-Michel. ? The Influence of Demographic Factors on Energy Consumption. An Application to France. Projections of energy consumption have been even more numerous than population projections. Different techniques have been employed. The most straightforward...

[eng] Hotelling's theory of exhaustible ressources provides an explanation for the two last oil shocks. Within this framework, the first oil shock can be understood as the introduction of a user cost in a competitive market. The second one can be considered as an attempt by OPEC to reach the...