The rationality of EIA forecasts under symmetric and asymmetric loss

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-121

  Auffhammer, Maximilian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric loss; Energy information administration; Energy intensity; Forecasting

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; FORECASTING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ASYMMETRIC LOSS; ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION; SYMMETRIC LOSS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

COAL SUPPLY; ECONOMETRICS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; FORECASTING METHOD; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; NATURAL GAS; OIL SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947149168     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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