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020 _a9783662530207
040 _cIITK
041 _aeng
082 _a333.79
_bZ92e
100 _aZweifel, Peter
245 _aEnergy economics
_btheory and applications
_cPeter Zweifel, Aaron Praktiknjo and Georg Erdmann
260 _aBerlin
_bSpringer
_c2017
300 _axx, 324p
440 _aSpringer texts in business and economics
505 _aThis book provides an introduction to energy economics. It shows how to apply general economic theory as well as empirical and advanced econometric methods to explain the drivers of energy markets and their development. Readers learn about the specific properties of energy markets as well as the physical, technological, environmental, and geopolitical particularities of energy sources and products. The book covers all types of energy markets, ranging from liquid fuels, gaseous fuels, and solid fuels to electricity. It also addresses emission allowances, energy efficiency, and nuclear risks. The authors discuss the engineering properties of energy technologies including renewables, the economics of natural resources and environmental protection, market liberalization, and energy trade as well as the experience of the German energy transformation. This book will serve students as a textbook and practitioners as a reference for their understanding of energy markets and their development.
650 _aEconomic policy
650 _aEnergy industries -- Energy policy
650 _aEnvironmental economics -- Industrial organization
700 _aPraktiknjo, Aaron
700 _aErdmann, Georg
942 _cBK
999 _c558245
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