Energy Policy and Economics

  1. Economics of Energy Demand
    1. Consumer Behavior and Demand Theory
      1. Energy Demand Fundamentals
        1. Derived Demand Nature of Energy
          1. Energy Service Demand vs. Energy Demand
            1. Household Production Function Approach
            2. Demand Elasticity Analysis
              1. Price Elasticity Estimation
                1. Short-run vs. Long-run Elasticity
                  1. Appliance Stock vs. Utilization Effects
                    1. Sectoral and Regional Variations
                    2. Income Elasticity of Energy Demand
                      1. Energy Ladder Hypothesis
                        1. Engel Curves for Energy Services
                        2. Cross-Price Elasticity
                          1. Fuel Substitution Possibilities
                            1. Complementarity in Energy Use
                          2. Behavioral Economics of Energy Use
                            1. Bounded Rationality and Energy Decisions
                              1. Present Bias and Investment Decisions
                                1. Social Norms and Energy Conservation
                                  1. Information and Feedback Effects
                                2. Sectoral Energy Demand Analysis
                                  1. Residential Energy Demand
                                    1. End-Use Categories
                                      1. Space Heating and Cooling
                                        1. Water Heating
                                          1. Appliances and Electronics
                                            1. Lighting
                                            2. Determinants of Residential Demand
                                              1. Housing Characteristics
                                                1. Demographic Factors
                                                  1. Climate and Weather
                                                    1. Energy Prices and Income
                                                    2. Appliance Choice and Efficiency
                                                      1. Discrete Choice Models
                                                        1. Energy Efficiency Investments
                                                          1. Replacement vs. New Purchase Decisions
                                                        2. Commercial Sector Demand
                                                          1. Building Energy Use Patterns
                                                            1. Office Buildings
                                                              1. Retail and Hospitality
                                                                1. Institutional Buildings
                                                                2. Energy Management Practices
                                                                  1. Building Automation Systems
                                                                    1. Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)
                                                                      1. Benchmarking and Disclosure
                                                                    2. Industrial Energy Demand
                                                                      1. Process Energy Requirements
                                                                        1. Energy-Intensive Industries
                                                                          1. Process Heat Applications
                                                                            1. Motor Drive Systems
                                                                            2. Industrial Energy Efficiency
                                                                              1. Cogeneration and Waste Heat Recovery
                                                                                1. Process Optimization
                                                                                  1. Energy Management Systems
                                                                                2. Transportation Energy Demand
                                                                                  1. Vehicle Choice and Utilization
                                                                                    1. Vehicle Purchase Decisions
                                                                                      1. Travel Demand and Mode Choice
                                                                                        1. Fuel Economy and Alternative Fuels
                                                                                    2. Energy Efficiency Economics
                                                                                      1. Efficiency Potential Assessment
                                                                                        1. Technical Potential
                                                                                          1. Economic Potential
                                                                                            1. Market Potential
                                                                                              1. Achievable Potential
                                                                                              2. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
                                                                                                1. Marginal Abatement Cost Curves
                                                                                                  1. Cost per Unit of Energy Saved
                                                                                                    1. Benefit-Cost Ratios
                                                                                                    2. Market Barriers to Efficiency
                                                                                                      1. Financial and Economic Barriers
                                                                                                        1. High Upfront Costs
                                                                                                          1. Split Incentives
                                                                                                            1. Access to Capital
                                                                                                            2. Information and Search Costs
                                                                                                              1. Lack of Information
                                                                                                                1. Complexity of Efficiency Decisions
                                                                                                                  1. Transaction Costs
                                                                                                                  2. Behavioral and Organizational Barriers
                                                                                                                    1. Risk Aversion
                                                                                                                      1. Organizational Inertia
                                                                                                                        1. Misaligned Incentives
                                                                                                                      2. Rebound Effects
                                                                                                                        1. Direct Rebound
                                                                                                                          1. Increased Use of Efficient Equipment
                                                                                                                            1. Price Effect of Efficiency
                                                                                                                            2. Indirect Rebound
                                                                                                                              1. Spending Savings on Other Energy Uses
                                                                                                                                1. Economy-wide Effects
                                                                                                                                2. Empirical Evidence and Magnitude

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