Innovation subsidies versus consumer subsidies: A real options analysis of solar energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 255-269

  Torani, Kiran ^a   Rausser, Gordon ^a   Zilberman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Government policy; Option value; Renewable energy; Technological change

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; INCUMBENT TECHNOLOGY; OPTION VALUE; REAL OPTIONS ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; STOCHASTIC DYNAMICS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; INNOVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 84960840576     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.07.010     Document Type: Article

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