Energy Efficiency and Rebound Effects: An Econometric Analysis of Energy Demand in the Commercial Building Sector

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 295-335

  Qiu, Yueming ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity and natural gas demand; Energy efficiency; Heckman selection model; Price elasticity; Rebound effect

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NATURAL GAS; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

ADOPTION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION; NATURAL GAS DEMAND; PRICE ELASTICITY; REBOUND EFFECT; SELECTION MODEL; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; INNOVATION; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 84897842784     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-013-9729-9     Document Type: Article

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