Measuring social welfare, energy and inequality in Germany

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 135-142

  Schlör, Holger ^a   Fischer, Wolfgang ^a   Hake, Jürgen Friedrich ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atkinson index; Energy; Income distribution; Welfare measurement

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGY;

ANALYTICAL TOOL; ATKINSON INDEX; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ENERGY; ENERGY EQUITY; ENERGY SERVICES; GERMANY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INCOME INEQUALITY; POLICY DEBATES; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WELFARE FUNCTIONS;

ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POLICY MAKING; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

GERMANY;

EID: 84862330207     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.01.036     Document Type: Article

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