Energy Economics

Theory and Applications
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-662-53020-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 6387 g

Reihe: Springer Texts in Business and Economics

This 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.

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zweifel, Peter

Praktiknjo, Aaron

Erdmann, Georg

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Industrielle Organisation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Introduction.- Energy in Science and Engineering.- Investment and Profitability Calculation.- Bottom-Up Analysis of Energy Demand.- Top-Down Analysis of Energy Demand.- Energy Reserves and Sustainability.- External Costs.- Markets for Liquid Fuels.- Markets for Gaseous Fuels.- Markets for Solid Fuels and CO2 Emissions.- Uranium and Nuclear Energy.- Markets for Electricity.- Economics of Electrical Grids.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Zweifel is emeritus professor from the University of Zürich and is a specialist for microeconomic theory and its applications.

Aaron Praktiknjo  is an Assistant Professor of Energy Resource and Innovation Economics at RWTH Aachen University and is, among others, a specialist for energy security.

Georg Erdmann  is Professor for Energy Systems at the Berlin University of Technology and member of the independent expert group who assess the German energy transformation in Germany on behalf of the federal government.