Defining 'total energy use' in economic studies: Does the aggregation approach matter?

Energy Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 485-492

  Zarnikau, Jay ^a  

^a Planergy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Divisia indices; Energy demand

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MACROECONOMIC MODELING;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

AGGREGATION; ENERGY USE; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0032729352     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-9883(99)00014-6     Document Type: Article

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