Population density and efficiency in energy consumption: An empirical analysis of service establishments

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1617-1622

  Morikawa, Masayuki ^a  

^a TRADE AND INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Population density; Productivity; Service industry

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION STATISTICS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; MICRODATA; POPULATION DENSITIES; SERVICE INDUSTRIES; SERVICE SECTORS; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; URBAN DENSITY;

ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENTS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

AGGLOMERATION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; POPULATION DENSITY; SERVICE SECTOR; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84864810175     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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