World energy intensity convergence revisited: A weighted distribution dynamics approach

Energy Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 383-399

  Herrerias, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; Energy intensity; Markov transition matrix

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; CONVERGENCE PROCESS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY-SAVING MEASURES; KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATE; LARGE GROUPS; MARKOV TRANSITION MATRICES; MULTI-MODAL; SOURCES OF ENERGY; STATIONARY DISTRIBUTION; STEADY STATE; TOTAL ENERGY; TRANSITION MATRICES; WEIGHTED DISTRIBUTION; WORLD ENERGIES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOSSIL FUELS;

DYNAMICS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CONVERGENCE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; NUCLEAR POWER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84865596617     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.044     Document Type: Article

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