The Added Value from a General Equilibrium Analyses of Increased Efficiency in Household Energy Use

Lecca, Patrizio and McGregor, Peter and Swales, J. Kim and Turner, Karen (2013) The Added Value from a General Equilibrium Analyses of Increased Efficiency in Household Energy Use. Discussion paper. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

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    Abstract

    The aim of the paper is to identify the added value from using general equilibrium techniques to consider the economy-wide impacts of increased efficiency in household energy use. We take as an illustrative case study the effect of a 5% improvement in household energy efficiency on the UK economy. This impact is measured through simulations that use models that have increasing degrees of endogeneity but are calibrated on a common data set. That is to say, we calculate rebound effects for models that progress from the most basic partial equilibrium approach to a fully specified general equilibrium treatment. The size of the rebound effect on total energy use depends upon: the elasticity of substitution of energy in household consumption; the energy intensity of the different elements of household consumption demand; and the impact of changes in income, economic activity and relative prices. A general equilibrium model is required to capture these final three impacts.

    Author(s):Lecca, Patrizio, McGregor, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1221-7963, Swales, J. Kim and Turner, Karen
    Item type:Monograph(Discussion paper)
    ID code:68105
    Notes:Published as a paper within the Discussion Papers in Economics, No. 13-08 (2013)
    Keywords:energy efficiency, indirect rebound effects, economy-wide rebound effects, household energy consumption, cge models, Economic Theory, Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Economic Theory
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Economics
    Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Government and Public Policy > Politics
    Strategic Research Themes > Energy
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:29 May 2019 11:43
    Last modified:05 Jan 2020 01:25
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68105
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