Distorted Time Preferences and Structural Change in the Energy Industry A Theoretical and Applied Environmental-Economic Analysis /

This study contributes to the economic discounting debate by examining the welfare and policy implications of distorted time preferences for private investments. The analysis is applied to the energy industry, where it is of particular importance. In the transition to low-carbon energy generation, d...

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Main Author: Heinzel, Christoph. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2009.
Series:Sustainability and Innovation,
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505 0 # |a Introduction -- Theoretical Analysis: Foundations of the Theoretical Analysis -- A Theoretical Model of Structural Change in the Energy Industrie -- Summary of Results, Discussion of Assumptions, and Policy Implications -- Applied Analysis: Foundations of the Applied Analysis -- Technology Choice Under Environmental and Technology Policies -- Optimal Moments of Transition Under Environmental and Technology Policies -- Conclusions. 
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