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Distorted Time Preferences and Structural Change in the Energy Industry [electronic resource] :A Theoretical and Applied Environmental-Economic Analysis / by Christoph Heinzel.

by Heinzel, Christoph [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Sustainability and Innovation: Publisher: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2009.Description: XVI, 166p. 16 illus. online resource.ISBN: 9783790821833.Subject(s): Economics | Climatic changes | Environmental economics | Economics/Management Science | Environmental Economics | R & D/Technology Policy | Climate ChangeDDC classification: 333.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Foundations of the Theoretical Analysis -- A Theoretical Model of Structural Change in the Energy Industry -- Summary of Results, Discussion of Assumptions, and Policy Implications -- Foundations of the Applied Analysis -- Technology Choice Under Environmental and Technology Policies -- Optimal Moments of Transition Under Environmental and Technology Policies -- Conclusions.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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, distorted time preferences are shown to induce a further distortion, in addition to that from the emission externality. Its extent varies directly with the time lag in capital accumulation. In order to implement the socially optimal path, environmental policy needs to be complemented by technology policy. The theoretical findings are applied to the upcoming structural change in the German electricity industry in the 2010s.
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Foundations of the Theoretical Analysis -- A Theoretical Model of Structural Change in the Energy Industry -- Summary of Results, Discussion of Assumptions, and Policy Implications -- Foundations of the Applied Analysis -- Technology Choice Under Environmental and Technology Policies -- Optimal Moments of Transition Under Environmental and Technology Policies -- Conclusions.

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, distorted time preferences are shown to induce a further distortion, in addition to that from the emission externality. Its extent varies directly with the time lag in capital accumulation. In order to implement the socially optimal path, environmental policy needs to be complemented by technology policy. The theoretical findings are applied to the upcoming structural change in the German electricity industry in the 2010s.

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