Energy efficiency and capital-energy substitutability: Evidence from four OPEC countries

Applied Energy

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 363-370

  Adetutu, Morakinyo O ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy efficiency; Energy substitution; OPEC

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; FACTOR SUBSTITUTIONS; OPEC; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TRANSLOG COST FUNCTIONS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION TAX; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ALGERIA; IRAN; SAUDI ARABIA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84893360833     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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