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The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of power density [Watts/m2] into economics. By introducing an explicit spatial structure into a simple general equilibrium model we are able to show how the power density of available energy resources determines the extent of energy...
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We study the electricity consumption of San Diego-area households following a series of price changes and related events during California's energy crisis in 2000-01. The analysis uses a five-year panel of disaggregate billing and weather data for a random sample of 70,000 households. In...
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On Aug. 8, 2005, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PL 109-58). This was the first major piece of energy legislation enacted since 1992 following five years of Congressional efforts to pass energy legislation. Among other things, the law contains tax incentives worth over $14...
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China and India. Most projections show energy demand growing as much or more in absolute terms to 2040 than previous multi …
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Most of the future growth in energy use is forecast to come from the developing world. Understanding the likely pace and specific location of this growth is essential to inform decisions about energy infrastructure investments and to improve greenhouse gas emissions forecasts. We argue that...
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technical efficiency. We examine how industrial firms responded to China's severe power shortages in the early 2000s. Fast …
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Since 2005, the Chinese government has engaged in an ambitious effort to move China's energy system away from coal and … towards more environmentally friendly sources of energy. However, China's investment in coal power has accelerated sharply in …. In this paper, we ask why China engaged in such a pronounced investment boom in coal power in the mid-2010s. We find the …
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China, Japan, and South Korea, and estimate the economic burden of chronic conditions in five domains (cardiovascular … non-communicable diseases over the period 2010-2030 are $16 trillion for China (measured in real USD with the base year …-effectiveness analysis by identifying some intervention strategies to reduce disease prevalence in China that are cost beneficial and …
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rigorous and systematic research in the evaluation of out-of-sample model-based forecasts of China's real GDP growth and CPI … of predicting turning points and to be usable for policy analysis under different scenarios. It predicts that China …
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We analyze the impact of China's growth on the exports of other Asian countries. Our innovation is to distinguish the … increase in China's demand for imports from its increased penetration of export markets. Using the gravity model, we … disaggregate among commodity types and account for the endogeneity of Chinese exports. We confirm the tendency for China's exports …
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