In this paper, we provide a comprehensive multivariate cointegration analysis of three parts of the steam coal value … chain - export, transport and import prices. The analysis is based on a rich dataset of international coal prices; in … particular, we combine data on steam coal prices with freight rates, covering the period December 2001 until August 2009 at …

Joskow (1987) examined the importance of specific investments to the contract duration of coal contracts. Since … examines how the level of specific investments affect the design of coal contract structure, namely the simultaneous choices of … coal contract duration increases with three types of specific investments mentioned in Williamson (1983). Moreover, the …

The efficiency of electricity generation in hard coal fired power plants varies considerably from country to country … abundance of hard coal and the price of hard coal are the two variables of our major interest. We assume that countries with an … abundance of hard coal or relatively low costs of extraction show smaller degrees of efficiency than countries with poor …

The efficiency of electricity generation in hard coal fired power plants varies considerably from country to country … abundance of hard coal and the price of hard coal are the two variables of our major interest. We assume that countries with an … abundance of hard coal or relatively low costs of extraction show smaller degrees of efficiency than countries with poor …

In this paper, we provide a comprehensive multivariate cointegration analysis of three parts of the steam coal value … chain - export, transport and import prices. The analysis is based on a rich dataset of international coal prices; in … particular, we combine data on steam coal prices with freight rates, covering the period December 2001 until August 2009 at …

There has been a widespread displacement of coal by natural gas as space heating and cooking technology in Turkey in …