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Interfuel Substitution.

Interfuel substitution is an issue that is -- and will likely remain -- an important topic of inquiry for many years, as governments around the world seek to set policies that are intended to restrain carbon emissions or steer economies toward or away from certain fuels. This book contributes to thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Serletis, Apostolos
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : World Scientific, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; 1. Empirical Energy Demand Analysis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Econometric Approach; 1.3 Theoretical Regularity; 1.4 Flexible Functional Forms; 1.4.1 The Generalized Leontief; 1.4.2 The Translog; 1.5 Estimation Issues; 1.6 Concluding Comments; 2. Interfuel Substitution in the United States; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theoretical Foundations; 2.2.1 The Energy Submodel; 2.2.2 The Translog Energy Price Aggregator Function; 2.2.3 Theoretical Regularity; 2.3 Empirical Modelling; 2.3.1 Elasticities; 2.3.2 Separability Testing; 2.4 The United States Data; 2.5 Empirical Evidence.
  • 2.6 Conclusions3. International Evidence on Sectoral Interfuel Substitution; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theoretical Foundations and the NQ Cost Function; 3.3 Econometric Methodology; 3.4 The International Sectoral Data; 3.5 Estimation Strategy; 3.6 Results; 3.6.1 Industrial Sector; 3.6.2 Residential Sector; 3.6.3 Electricity Generation Sector; 3.6.4 Transportation Sector; 3.7 Summary and Conclusions; 4. Short- and Long-Run Aggregate Interfuel Substitution; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Estimation of the NQ System; 4.3 The International Aggregate Data; 4.4 Empirical Evidence; 4.4.1 Short-Run Estimates.
  • 4.4.2 Long-Run Estimates4.5 Concluding Comment; Bibliography; General Index; Author Index.