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Energy Consumption and Economic Growth: Evidence from COMESA Countries
Chali, Nondo; Mulugeta, Kahsai - 2009
This study applies panel data techniques to investigate the long-run relationship between energy consumption and GDP … the degree of integration between GDP and energy consumption by employing three panel unit root tests and find that the … and GDP. Results overwhelming show that GDP and energy consumption move together in the long-run. In the third step, we …
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CO2 emissions, energy consumption and economic growth in Tunisia
Chebbi, Houssem Eddine; Boujelbene, Y. - 2008
The aim of this country specific study is tounderstand long and short-run linkages between economicgrowth, energy consumption and CO2 emission using Tunisiandata over the period 1971-2004. Statistical findings indicatethat economic growth, energy consumption and CO2 emissionare related in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445698
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How rich is China and how fast has the economy grown? Statistical controversies
Wu, Harry W - 1998
product (GDP) and its growth performance. The first controversial issue is how should China’s per capita income level be …?’ raised by Garnaut and Ma (1992) based on their study on the relationship between China’s food consumption and per capita GDP …, and the GDP estimate for China by Summers and Heston (1991) based on the expenditure purchasing power parity (PPP …
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New analysis techniques for estimating impacts of federal appliance efficiency standards
McMahon, James E. - 2008
Impacts of U.S. appliance and equipment standards have been described previously. Since 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has updated standards for clothes washers, water heaters, and residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. A revised estimate of the aggregate impacts of all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435423
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Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport utilities metering, Phase 1
Carroll, D.M. - 2008
Pacific Northwest Laboratory developed this report for the US Navy's Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Rhode Island (NUWC). The purpose of the report was to review options for metering electricity and steam used in the NUWC compound, and to make recommendations to NUWC for...
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Evaluation of resource impact factors versus social cost estimates in determining building energy performance standard levels
Nieves, L.A.; Nesse, R.J.; Adams, R.C.; McDonald, C.L. - 2011
In order to increase the welfare of society through the implementation of a building energy-performance standard, a method is required by which the least-cost means of obtaining the desired space conditioning of a building can be estimated. In other words, a life-cycle cost model must be...
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Estimation of the social costs of natural gas
Nieves, L.A.; Lemon, J.R. - 2011
This study determines the extent to which it is possible to develop monetary estimates of the marginal social cost of fuels, using natural gas to test a methodology that could be applied to other fuels. This requires review of previous estimates of both market and nonmarket costs to the extent...
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Characterizing emerging industrial technologies in energy models
Laitner, John A.; Worrell, Ernst; Galitsky, Christina; … - 2008
Conservation supply curves are a common tool in economic analysis. As such, they provide an important opportunity to include a non-linear representation of technology and technological change in economy-wide models. Because supply curves are closely related to production isoquants, we explore...
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Check-Testing of Manufacturer Self Reported Labeling Data& Compliance with MEPS
Zhou, Nan; Zhou, Nan; Zheng, Nina; Fridley, David; … - 2008
China first adopted minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in 1989. Today, there are standards for a wide range of domestic, commercial and selected industrial equipment. In 1999, China launched a voluntary endorsement label, which has grown to cover over 40 products including water-saving...
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The impact of rising energy prices on household energy consumption and expenditure patterns: The Persian Gulf crisis as a case example
Henderson, L.J.; Poyer, D.A.; Teotia, A.P.S. - 2008
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent war between Iraq and an international alliance led by the United States triggered immediate increases in world oil prices. Increases in world petroleum prices and in US petroleum imports resulted in higher petroleum prices for US customers. In this...
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