. This paper offers a new approach that focuses on energy consumption. A systematic relation exists between institution size … and energy consumption per capita: as energy consumption increases, institutions become larger. I hypothesize that this … stochastic model can be used to link energy consumption with firm dynamics …

industry and other local industries can impact regional economic growth through investments and creating value added activities …

-announced support once those investments have been made, which can deter investments. We analyze a renewable energy regulation game …The transition towards low-carbon economies requires massive investments into renewable energies, which are commonly …, apply a model of time-inconsistency to renewable energy policy and derive under what conditions governments have incentives …

This research provides a grasp of China's energy needs and their implications for SSA countries in order to give a … is involved in the SSA energy sector and what are the benefits and the costs of its engagement. On the one hand, a … Chinese energy projects in Africa, one will be able to appreciate to what extent this relationship can be considered a win …

instruments for renewable energy on creating more affordable financing conditions for investments. This report compares the …The costs of renewable energy technologies have fallen sharply. Now the financing costs of new installations are … playing an increasing role in the overall cost of Germany’s energy transition. This has put the primary focus of support …

energy suppliers impact financing costs in the context of green certificate schemes. Be- tween the policy regimes, the cost … of renewable energy deployment differ by 30%. …

Energy subsidies are used widely. Although adverse from an efficiency perspective, subsidies confer private benefits on … overcoming the barriers to reform. The starting point is to look at the motives lying behind the adoption of energy subsidies … then looks at the characteristics of countries that use energy subsidies. Countries with weak institutions - often non …

purpose we use an intermediate sector that builds putty-practically-clay capital consisting of an amalgam of energy and raw … complications of a full putty-clay model. In addition, we introduce an R&D sector that develops renewable and conventional energy … desire to counteract the upward pressure on production cost implied by a continuing price increase of conventional energy …