In Austria a considerable number of measures have been implemented to reduce final energy use for residential heating since the 1990s. The aim of this analysis is to investigate, why – despite these implemented measures – final energy use for heating has not decreased in the expected way....

This paper deals with the total CO2 impact of households in a simple dynamic E3 model (economy/energy/environment), comprising a model block of private consumption and an input-output model. The consumption model describes the demand for different durables and nondurables, derived from...

Das WIFO untersucht die gesamtwirtschaftlichen Wirkungen expansiver Budgetpolitik mithilfe von zwei empirisch geschätzten makroökonomischen Modellen für die Österreichische Wirtschaft. Dabei werden die Ergebnisse über die Jahre kumuliert ausgewiesen. Im Simulationsdesign wird angenommen,...

This paper analyses the effects of energy taxation on the Austrian economy. Simulations are carried out with a linked input-output macromodel. The macroeconomic effects of an energy tax on economic growth, employment, the rate of inflation (change in the consumer price index), the budget deficit...