The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis

The aggregate manufacturing energy intensity of 28 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia had declined by 35% during 1998–2008. This study reveals a strong evidence of convergence: less efficient countries improved more rapidly and the cross-country variance in energy productivity narrowed ove...

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Main Author:	Zhang, Fan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Elsevier 2013
Subjects:	manufacturing energy intensity energy productivity convergence index decomposition analysis trade
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16208

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spelling	okr-10986-162082021-04-23T14:03:28Z The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis Zhang, Fan manufacturing energy intensity energy productivity convergence index decomposition analysis trade The aggregate manufacturing energy intensity of 28 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia had declined by 35% during 1998–2008. This study reveals a strong evidence of convergence: less efficient countries improved more rapidly and the cross-country variance in energy productivity narrowed over time. An index decomposition analysis indicates that energy intensities declined largely because of more efficient energy use rather than shifts from energy intensive to less intensive manufacturing activities. Income growth and energy price increases were the main drivers of the convergence. They dominated the impact of trade, which led to specialization in energy intensive industries. 2013-11-04T15:50:32Z 2013-11-04T15:50:32Z 2013-09-16 Journal Article Energy Economics 0140-9883 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16208 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Central Asia Eastern Europe
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description	The aggregate manufacturing energy intensity of 28 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia had declined by 35% during 1998–2008. This study reveals a strong evidence of convergence: less efficient countries improved more rapidly and the cross-country variance in energy productivity narrowed over time. An index decomposition analysis indicates that energy intensities declined largely because of more efficient energy use rather than shifts from energy intensive to less intensive manufacturing activities. Income growth and energy price increases were the main drivers of the convergence. They dominated the impact of trade, which led to specialization in energy intensive industries.
format	Journal Article
author	Zhang, Fan
author_facet	Zhang, Fan
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title	The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis
title_short	The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis
title_full	The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis
title_fullStr	The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis
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publisher	Elsevier
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The Energy Transition of the Transition Economies : An Empirical Analysis

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