Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research: Recent submissions
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Energy prices and the adoption of energy-saving technology
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2006)This paper investigates the link between factor prices, technology and factor demands. I estimate the effect of price-induced technology adoption on energy demand in the U.S. manufacturing sector, using plant data from the ... -
Stock prices and the cost of environmental regulation
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2006)Recent environmental regulations have used market incentives to reduce compliance costs and improve efficiency. In most cases, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selects an emissions cap using the predicted costs ... -
Long-term contracts and asset specificity revisited : an empirical analysis of producer-importer relations in the natural gas industry
(MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 2006)In this paper, we analyze structural changes in long-term contracts in the international trade of natural gas. Using a unique data set of 262 long-term contracts between natural gas producers and importers, we estimate the ...
