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This article is about The subject of Energy Economics. For the Journal of the same name, see Energy Economics (journal).
Energy economics is a broad scientific subject area which includes topics related to supply and use of energy in societies.[1] Due to diversity of issues and methods applied and shared with a number of academic disciplines, energy economics does not present itself as a self contained academic discipline, but it is an applied subdiscipline of economics. From the list of main topics of economics, some relate strongly to energy economics:
Energy economics also draws heavily on results of energy engineering, geology, political sciences, ecology etc. Recent focus of energy economics includes the following issues:
Some institutions of higher education (universities) recognise energy economics as a viable career opportunity, offering this as a curriculum. The University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam are the top three research universities, and Resources for the Future the top research institute.[2] There are numerous other research departments, companies and professionals offering energy economics studies and consultations.
[edit] HistoryEnergy related issues have been actively present in economic literature since the 1973 oil crisis, but have their roots much further back in the history. As early as 1865, W.S. Jevons expressed his concern about the eventual depletion of coal resources in his book The Coal Question.[3] [4] One of the best known early attempts to work on the economics of exhaustible resources (incl. fossil fuel) was made by H. Hotelling, who derived a price path for non-renewable resources, known as Hotelling's rule. [edit] See also[edit] Sources, links and portalsLeading journals of energy economics include: There are several other journals that regularly publish papers in energy economics:
There is also a handbook in three volumes. Much progress in energy economics has been made through the conferences of the International Association of Energy Economists, the model comparison exercises of the (Stanford) Energy Modeling Forum and the meetings of the International Energy Workshop. IDEAS/RePEc has a list of energy economists, a ranking of the same, and a collection of recent working papers. [edit] References
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