Thermodynamic laws, economic methods and the productive power of energy

Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-179

  Kümmel, Reiner ^a   Ayres, Robert U ^b,c   Lindenberger, Dietmar ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL STOCK; COST SHARES; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; GERMANY; INDUSTRIAL GROWTH; ORTHODOX THEORY; SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES; TECHNOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS; THERMODYNAMIC LAWS;

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954736012     PISSN: 03400204     EISSN: 14374358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JNETDY.2010.009     Document Type: Article

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