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Feed-in Tariffs and Quotas for Renewable Energy in Europe
Resch, Gustav; Ragwitz, Mario; Held, Anne; Faber, Thomas; … - In: CESifo DICE Report 5 (2007) 4, pp. 26-32
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Anstieg der Strominvestitionen setzt sich fort
Karl, Hans-Dieter - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 46 (1993) 35-36, pp. 34-43
Der Anstieg der Strominvestition, sowohl in den alten, als auch in den neuen Bundesländern setzt sich fort. Waren es in Westdeutschland 1992 11% so steigerte man 1993 nochmals um 17% auf 12,4 Mrd. DM Investitionsvolumen. In den darauffolgenden Jahren sollen die Investitionsausgaben reduziert...
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Understanding energy consumption behavior for future demand response strategy development
Vassileva, Iana; Wallin, Fredrik; Dahlquist, Erik - In: Energy 46 (2012) 1, pp. 94-100
Encouraging consumers to use less electricity through information is essential for sustainable use of energy and demand … related behavior. The households have been provided with a web-site enabling them to check their daily electricity consumption … compared to previous months/years and even get advice and tips on how to reduce electricity consumption. The results show clear …
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The Great Contractions in Russia, the Baltics and the Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union; A View From the Supply Side
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2000
The output contractions during the initial transition stages in the Baltics and in Russia and the other CIS countries are examined across several dimensions, and the reliability of the available official statistics evaluated. The depth, length and breadth of the contractions are studied and set...
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Quasi-Fiscal Deficits and Energy Conditionality in Selected CIS Countries
Saavalainen, Tapio; Berge, Joy Mylène ten - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Quasi-fiscal deficits of public utility companies are common in all member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). They constitute a significant impediment to efficient resource allocation and endanger macroeconomic stability. This paper presents a simple framework for...
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Long-run projections of environmental impact in the OECD: the importance of uncertainty and age structure
Liddle, Brantley - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 11 (2011) 3/4, pp. 200-217
residential electricity consumption. The paper examines the sensitivity of those long-run projections to uncertainty regarding …
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Immobility in travel diary surveys
Madre, Jean-Loup; Axhausen, Kay; Brög, Werner - In: Transportation 34 (2007) 1, pp. 107-128
The share of immobile persons, i.e. persons not leaving their homes on a given reporting day, is both a central result and a prime quality indicator of a travel diary survey. The wide range of values for the share of immobiles reported in travel diary and time budget survey literature has...
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The puzzling persistence of the distance effect on bilateral trade
Disdier, Anne-Celia; Head, Keith - Département Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et … - 2008
L’impact négatif de la distance sur le commerce bilatéral constitue l’un des résultats empiriques les plus robustes en économie internationale. Bien que connu, ce résultat n’a cependant fait l’objet d’aucune analyse systématique. Les auteurs examinent 1 467 effets distance...
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How Much Do Cartels Typically Overcharge?
Boyer, Marcel; Kotchoni, Rachidi - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2012
The estimation of cartel overcharges lie at the heart of antitrust policy on cartel proscution as it constitutes a basic element in the determination of fines. Connor and Lande (2008) conducted a survey of cartels and found a mean overcharge estimates in the range of 31% to 49%. By examining...
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Electricity demand price elasticity in China based on computable general equilibrium model analysis
He, Y.X.; Yang, L.F.; He, H.Y.; Luo, T.; Wang, Y.J. - In: Energy 36 (2011) 2, pp. 1115-1123
Based on the CGE model, this paper simulates the impact of electricity price adjustment on demand for electricity, and … the simulation results show the range of electricity elasticities of different consumers. The elasticities of the high … according to the objectives of China’s electricity price reform. The elasticity absolute value of Industry & Commerce is around …
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