Rising energy prices might lead to adjustments along the supply chain and make firms outsource energy-intensive processes. This could lead to carbon leakage. I provide empirical evidence whether energy price-induced offshoring occurs using firm-level data on energy use, imports, and material...

Along with the oil price, concerns about the security of energy supply have soared once again in recent years. Yet, more than 30 years after the OPEC oil embargo in 1973, energy security still remains a diffuse concept. This paper conceives a statistical indicator that aims at characterizing the...

Die Ölkrise Mitte der 1970er Jahre war die direkte Folge des Jom-Kippur-Kriegs. Nach dem Angriff Syriens und Ägyptens auf Israel im Oktober 1973 folgte eine Boykottentscheidung der Organisation der erdölexportierenden Länder (OPEC) gegenüber den westlichen Ländern, die sich aufseiten...

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, more and more people are calling for a ban on Russian energy imports. The proponents argue that abstaining from importing billions worth of coal, oil and gas will further increase the pressure on the Kremlin. Critics, however, including German...

Für den Ausbau von Windkraft und Solarenergie sowie für die Herstellung von Batterien, Elektromotoren und Brennstoffzellen sind Rohstoffe notwendig, die importiert werden müssen. Krisen in den vergangenen Jahren haben die Gefahr verdeutlicht, dass die Abhängigkeit von einzelnen Lieferanten...

Für den Ausbau von Windkraft und Solarenergie sowie für die Herstellung von Batterien, Elektromotoren und Brennstoffzellen sind Rohstoffe notwendig, die importiert werden müssen. Krisen in den vergangenen Jahren haben die Gefahr verdeutlicht, dass die Abhängigkeit von einzelnen Lieferanten...

This paper is the first to assess operational and probabilistic externalities of oil extraction and transportation to Europe on the basis of a comprehensive evaluation of realistic future oil demand-supply scenarios, of the relative relevance of import routes, of the local specificities in terms...

As in many African countries, crude oil importation is a major drain on the economy of Ghana. We estimate short-run and long-run import demand models for crude oil using data over the period 1980-2012. Results show that demand for crude oil is price inelastic in the short-run but elastic in the...

Europe's dependence on Russian gas imports has been the subject of increasing political concern after gas conflicts between Russia and Ukraine in 2006 and 2009. This paper assesses the potential impact of Russian unreliability on the European gas market, and how it affects European gas import...

This paper is the first to assess operational and probabilistic externalities of oil extraction and transportation to Europe on the basis of a comprehensive evaluation of realistic future oil demand-supply scenarios, of the relative relevance of import routes, of the local specificities in terms...