Energy Demand Models for Policy Formulation : A Comparative Study of Energy Demand Models

This paper critically reviews existing energy demand forecasting methodologies highlighting the methodological diversities and developments over the past four decades in order to investigate whether the existing energy demand models are appropriate...

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Main Authors:	Bhattacharyya, Subhes C., Timilsina, Govinda R.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	AFFORDABLE ENERGY AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE ENERGY DEMAND AGGREGATE LEVEL AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION MODEL ALTERNATIVE USES ANNUAL ENERGY OUTLOOK APPLIANCE STOCKS APPROACH AVAILABILITY BIOMASS CALORIFIC CONTENT CAPACITY SHORTAGES CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL ENERGY COMMERCIAL ENERGY DEMAND CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION INCREASES COOKING COST OF ENERGY CRUDE OIL DECISION MAKING DEMAND CATEGORY DEMAND CURVE DEMAND ELASTICITY DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEMAND FOR ENERGY DEMAND FOR ENERGY PRODUCTS DEMAND FOR ENERGY SERVICES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS ECONOMIC BARRIERS ECONOMIC FORECASTS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC THEORIES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMPLOYMENT END-USE END-USE ENERGY END-USES ENERGY ANALYSIS ENERGY BALANCE ENERGY COMPANIES ENERGY CONVERSION ENERGY DECISION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY DEMAND ANALYSIS ENERGY DEMAND FORECASTING ENERGY DEMAND GROWTH ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY FORM ENERGY INDUSTRY ENERGY INPUT ENERGY INTENSITY ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY MODEL ENERGY MODELING ENERGY MODELS ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY PLANNING ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY POLICY ENERGY POLICY ANALYSIS ENERGY PRICE ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PROBLEM ENERGY PRODUCTS ENERGY REQUIREMENT ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY SYSTEMS ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EXTERNALITIES FACTOR DEMAND FINAL ENERGY DEMAND FORECASTING MODELS FORECASTING TECHNIQUES FORECASTS FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUEL FUEL DEMAND FUEL PRICE FUEL SUBSTITUTION FUNCTIONAL FORMS FUTURE ENERGY DEMAND GDP GNP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROSS OUTPUT GROWTH RATE INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND INCOMPLETE MARKETS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY INVENTORY KEROSENE MARGINAL UTILITY NATIONAL INCOME OIL OIL CRISIS OIL DEMAND OIL PRICE OPTIMIZATION PER CAPITA ENERGY POLLUTION POWER POWER SECTOR PRICE OF ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND PURCHASING POWER REAL INCOME RENEWABLE ENERGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY RESIDENTIAL DEMAND RURAL ENERGY SOURCE OF ENERGY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND TOTAL OUTPUT TRADITIONAL FUELS UNEMPLOYMENT UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY MAXIMIZATION VALUATION VALUE JUDGMENTS VALUE OF OUTPUT VEHICLES WORLD ENERGY WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL
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