Climate change and optimal energy technology R&D policy

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 442-454

  Baker, Erin ^a   Solak, Senay ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy technology; Public policy; R D portfolio; Stochastic programming

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONSTRAINT; D-POLICY; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; OPTIMAL ENERGY; OPTIMAL INVESTMENTS; OPTIMAL POLICIES; PROBABILISTIC DATA; TECHNICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 79955880661     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.03.046     Document Type: Article

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