China is a rising global power with a growing role and impact on the world's energy markets as well as on the Earth's climate system. China pursues its development in an essentially non-confrontational manner, a vision encapsulated by the notion of peaceful rise which is viewed positively in the...

Internet search activity data has been widely used as an instrument to approximate trader attention in different markets. This method has proven effective in predicting market indices in the short-term. However, little attention has been paid to comparing various search keywords and finding the...

This paper analyzes existing experiences with Islamic financing of energy projects. We argue that Islamic finance provides an additional channel to attract financial resources to improve energy efficiency, access to energy, and a sustainable energy supply. Major forms of Islamic finance methods...

Jean Tirole, the recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, has made lasting contributions to many fields of economic analysis and policy. The present paper highlights the most important components of his contributions and their impact on developing new frontiers in energy policy analysis....

The income elasticity of consumption depends not only on the demand function but also on the characteristics of the supply function. If the supply of the underlying good (e.g., gasoline, natural gas, or housing) is not completely elastic, the income elasticity of equilibrium consumption will be...