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Fundamental U.S. Tax Reform and Energy Markets

Dale W. Jorgenson and Peter J. Wilcoxen

DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol18-No3-1
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This paper presents a new intertemporal general equilibrium model of the U. S. economy incorporating a detailed representation of U.S. tax structure. We employ the model to analyze the impact of fundamental tax reform on U.S. energy markets. More rapid economic growth would dominate energy conservation, leading to greater energy consumption and higher carbon emissions.




CO2 Emissions Limits: Economic Adjustments and the Distribution of Burdens

Henry D. Jacoby, Richard S. Eckaus, A. Denny Ellerman, Ronald G. Prinn, David M. Reiner and Zili Yang

DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol18-No3-2
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Policies under consideration within the Climate Convention would impose CO2 controls on only a subset of nations. A model of economic growth and emissions, coupled to an analysis of the climate system, is used to explore the consequences of a sample proposal of this type. The results show how economic burdens are likely to be distributed among nations, how carbon "leakage" may counteract the reductions attained, and how policy costs may be influenced by emissions trading. We explore the sensitivity of results to uncertainty in key underlying assumptions, including the influence on economic impacts and on the policy contribution to long-term climate goals.




Decomposition of Aggregate Energy and Gas Emission Intensities for Industry: A Refined Divisia Index Method

B. W. Ang and Ki-Hong Choi

DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol18-No3-3
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Several methods for decomposing energy consumption or energy-induced gas emissions in industry have been proposed by various analysts. Two commonly encountered problems in the application of these methods are the existence of a residual after decomposition and the handling of the value zero In the data set. To overcome these two problems, we modify the often used Divisia index decomposition method by replacing the arithmetic mean weight function by a logarithmic one. This refined Divisia index method can be shown to give perfect decomposition with no residual. It also gives converging decomposition results when the zero values in the data set are replaced by a sufficiently small number. The properties of the method are highlighted using the data of the Korean industry.




Electricity Market Integration in the Pacific Northwest

Chi-Keung Woo, Debra Lloyd-Zannetti and Ira Horowitz

DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol18-No3-4
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Evidence of market integration and price competition support a policy of price deregulation and open access in the electric power industry. The objective of this paper is to test the hypotheses that wholesale electricity submarkets in the Pacific Northwest region of the WSCC are integrated, and price competition exists within these integrated submarkets. To this end, we apply a bivariate cointegration test, a price-difference test and a causality test to the 1996 on-peak daily electricity prices off our submarkets in the Pacific Northwest of North America: Mid-Columbia and California-Oregon Border (COB) in the Western US, and BC/US Border and Alberta Power Pool in Western Canada. The price-difference test results support the hypothesis that the following pairs of markets are integrated: (a) BC/US Border and Mid-Columbia; (b) BC/US Border and COB; and (c) Mid-Columbia and COB. A comparison between the gross profit from price arbitrage and the posted transmission tariff indicates that price competition prevails in these market pairs, and the causality test results provide supporting evidence that price leadership does not exist in these three market pairs. Finally, a market-share analysis indicates that B. C. Hydro does not have market power in the aggregate market comprising BC/US Border, Mid-Columbia and COB.




Impact of Pay-at-the-Pump on Safety Through Enhanced Vehicle Fuel Efficiency

J. Daniel Khazzoom

DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol18-No3-5
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Pay-at-the-Pump (PATP) is a proposal for replacing the lump-sum payment of auto insurance by a system of surcharge on gasoline price. This study examines the main argument made against PATP-namely, that by stimulating the demand for fuel-efficient vehicles, PATP results in a drastic deterioration in highway safety. The study finds the evidence does not support this argument. Moreover, if as critics argue, PATP does indeed result in a substantially accelerated replacement of older vehicles with more fuel-efficient ones, the introduction of PATP may be expected to result in a substantially safer fleet of vehicles, as well.




Book Reviews

The Market and the Economics of Large Oil Tankers, by Olivier Golomer - Book Review by: Edward Symonds

Transmission Pricing and Stranded Costs in the Electric Power Industry, by William J. Baumol and J. Gregory Sidak - Book Review by: Corazon Morales Siddayao

A Schock to the System: Restructuring America's Electricity Industry, by Timothy J. Brennan, Karen Palmer, Raymond Knopp, Alan Krupnick, Vito Stagliano and Dallas Burtraw - Book Review by: Frank Felder

The Energy Crisis: Unresolved Issues and Enduring Legacies, by David Lewis Feldman - Book Review by: Richard L. Gordon

Electricity Transmission Pricing and Technology, by Michael Einhorn and Riaz Siddiqi - Book Review by: David E. Dismukes

Maintaining Energy Security in a Global Context, by William F. Martin, Ryukichi Imai, and Helga Steeg - Book Review by: M.A. Adelman





 

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