Negative rebound and disinvestment effects in response to an improvement in energy efficiency in the UK economy

Energy Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 648-666

  Turner, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disinvestment; Energy efficiency; General equilibrium; Rebound effects

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL STOCK; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; DISINVESTMENT; DOMESTIC ENERGY; ENERGY PRICES; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POSITIVE PRESSURE; REBOUND EFFECT; REBOUND EFFECTS; RELATIVE PRICES; UK ECONOMY;

COMPETITION; COSTS; ELASTICITY; INVESTMENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CAPITAL FLOW; COMPETITIVENESS; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; INCOME; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PARAMETERIZATION; PROFITABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67651009203     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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