Energy efficiency policies for space heating in EU countries: A panel data analysis for the period 1990-2010

Applied Energy

Volumn 150, Issue , 2015, Pages 211-223

  Ó Broin, Eoin ^a   Nässén, Jonas ^a   Johnsson, Filip ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Econometrics; Efficiency; Policy; Regulations; Residential; Space heat

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; HEATING; HOUSING; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPACE HEATING;

CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY; ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES; PANEL DATA ANALYSIS; REGULATIONS; REGULATORY POLICIES; RESIDENTIAL; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; HEATING; MARKET SYSTEM; PANEL DATA; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84928118235     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.063     Document Type: Article

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