Improving energy efficiency through technology : trends, investment behaviour and policy design

edited by Raymond J.G.M. Florax, professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, VU University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute, the Netherlands ; Henri L.F. de Groot, professor, VU University Amsterdam, Ecorys NEl and Tinbergen Institute, the Netherland ; Peter Mulder, assistant professor, VU University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute, the Netherlands

This innovative book explores the adoption of energy-saving technologies and their impact on energy efficiency improvements. It contains a mix of theoretical and empirical contributions, and combines and compares economic and physical indicators to monitor and analyse trends in energy efficiency. The authors pay considerable attention to empirical research on the determinants of energy-saving investment including uncertainty, energy-price volatility and subsidies. They also discuss the role of energy modelling in policy design and the potential effect of energy policies on technology diffusion in energy-extensive sectors.

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Year of publication:	2011
Other Persons:	Florax, Raymond J. G. M. (ed.) ; Groot, Henri L. F. de (ed.) ; Mulder, Peter (ed.)
Publisher:	Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
Subject:	Technologiepolitik \| Technology policy \| Technischer Fortschritt \| Technological change \| Innovation \| Energiewirtschaft \| Energy sector \| Energieeinsparung \| Energy conservation \| Investition \| Investment \| Welt \| World \| Energiepolitik \| Energieeffizienz \| Technische Innovation
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]