The underestimated contribution of energy to economic growth

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-88

  Ayres, Robert U ^a,b   van den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^c,d,e   Lindenberger, Dietmar ^f   Warr, Benjamin ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^e VU University   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Economic growth; Energy cost share; Peak oil; Technological constraints

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 84884265335     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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