Time horizons and electricity futures: An application of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's general theory of economic production

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-307

  Farrell, Katharine N ^a,b   Mayumi, Kozo ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy; Flow fund modelling; Futures trading; Georgescu Roegen; Production processes; Time; Tradition

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

ENERGY; FLOW/FUND MODELLING; FUTURES TRADING; GEORGESCU-ROEGEN; PRODUCTION PROCESSES; TIME; TRADITION;

COMMERCE;

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENTROPY;

EID: 61549109595     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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