Motivations driving renewable energy in European countries: A panel data approach

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6877-6885

  Marques, António C ^a   Fuinhas, José A ^a   Pires Manso, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fixed effect with decomposition vector; Panel data models; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIVE 2001/77/EC; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY DEPENDENCY; ENERGY SOURCE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FIXED EFFECT WITH DECOMPOSITION VECTOR; FIXED EFFECTS; PANEL DATA; PANEL DATA MODELS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RENEWABLES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); MODELS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; PANEL DATA; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 77957325600     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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