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This book provides an introduction to energy economics. It shows how to apply general economic theory as well as empirical and advanced econometric methods to explain the drivers of energy markets and their development. Readers learn about the specific properties of energy markets as well as the physical, technological, environmental, and geopolitical particularities of energy sources and products. The book covers all types of energy markets, ranging from liquid fuels, gaseous fuels, and solid fuels to electricity. It also addresses emission allowances, energy efficiency, and nuclear risks. The authors discuss the engineering properties of energy technologies including renewables, the economics of natural resources and environmental protection, market liberalization, and energy trade as well as the experience of the German energy transformation. This book will serve students as a textbook and practitioners as a reference for their understanding of energy markets and their development.
List of contents
Preface.- Introduction.- Energy in Science and Engineering.- Investment and Profitability Calculation.- Bottom-Up Analysis of Energy Demand.- Top-Down Analysis of Energy Demand.- Energy Reserves and Sustainability.- External Costs.- Markets for Liquid Fuels.- Markets for Gaseous Fuels.- Markets for Solid Fuels and CO2 Emissions.- Uranium and Nuclear Energy.- Markets for Electricity.- Economics of Electrical Grids.
About the author
Peter Zweifel is emeritus professor from the University of Zürich and is a specialist for microeconomic theory and its applications.
Aaron Praktiknjo is an Assistant Professor of Energy Resource and Innovation Economics at RWTH Aachen University and is, among others, a specialist for energy security.
Georg Erdmann is Professor for Energy Systems at the Berlin University of Technology and member of the independent expert group who assess the German energy transformation in Germany on behalf of the federal government.
Summary
Explains the economic foundations as well as empirical methods necessary to understand energy markets
Covers all types of energy markets including those for liquid, gaseous and solid fuels, as well as electricity
Provides comprehensive references to data sources that allow readers to carry out their own empirical analysis
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“This book provides a broad approach to energy economics that, while theoretically based, focuses on empirical results. … the chapters in the book are fairly stand-alone, with little integration between. … For practitioners or students who are looking for stand alone reference chapters on major energy economic topics, this may be a good choice.” (Janie M. Chermak, The Energy Journal, Vol. 40 (6), 2019)
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"This book provides a broad approach to energy economics that, while theoretically based, focuses on empirical results. ... the chapters in the book are fairly stand-alone, with little integration between. ... For practitioners or students who are looking for stand alone reference chapters on major energy economic topics, this may be a good choice." (Janie M. Chermak, The Energy Journal, Vol. 40 (6), 2019)
