Energy use, population and growth, 1800–1970

Fröling, Maria

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“…Our model is also somewhat similar to Fröling's (2011) unified growth model. But we estimate our model econometrically using time series data, while Fröling (2011) carries out a simulation of her theoretical model. She assumes that energy services are a constant elasticity of substitution (CES) aggregate of coal and biomass with an elasticity of substitution of 3, which is close to our empirical estimate (4.4) Her model has two stocks of knowledge one of which enhances TFP in the production of final output and the other enhances the productivity of coal in producing energy services.…”

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Economic growth and the transition from traditional to modern energy in Sweden

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Stern²

2014

Energy Economics

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We examine the role of substitution from traditional to modern energy carriers and of differential rates of innovation in the use of each of these in Sweden from 1850 to 1950. We use a simple growth model with a nested CES production function and exogenous factor augmenting technological change and carry out a growth accounting decomposition based on the econometric results. Energy and energy augmenting technological change contributed more than a third of the economic growth in this period. Even though the rate of technical change was much larger for modern energy, innovation in the use of traditional energy carriers contributed more to growth between 1850 and 1890, since the cost share of traditional energy was so much larger than that of modern energy in that period. However, after 1890 we find that modern energy contributed much more to economic growth than traditional energy, but increasingly labor augmenting technological change and capital accumulation became the most important drivers of growth in the final decades of the period. | T H E A U S T R A L I A N N A T I O N A L U N I V E R S I T Y Keywords JEL ClassificationO13, O41, Q43, N13, N14 Address for correspondence:(E) cama.admin@anu.edu.auThe Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis in the Crawford School of Public Policy has been established to build strong links between professional macroeconomists. It provides a forum for quality macroeconomic research and discussion of policy issues between academia, government and the private sector.The Crawford School of Public Policy is the Australian National University's public policy school, serving and influencing Australia, Asia and the Pacific through advanced policy research, graduate and executive education, and policy impact. | T H E A U S T R A L I A N N A T I O N A L U N I V E R S I T Y AbstractWe examine the role of substitution from traditional to modern energy carriers and of differential rates of innovation in the use of each of these in Sweden from 1850 to 1950. We use a simple growth model with a nested CES production function and exogenous factor augmenting technological change and carry out a growth accounting decomposition based on the econometric results. Energy and energy augmenting technological change contributed more than a third of the economic growth in this period. Even though the rate of technical change was much larger for modern energy, innovation in the use of traditional energy carriers contributed more to growth between 1850 and 1890, since the cost share of traditional energy was so much larger than that of modern energy in that period. However, after 1890 we find that modern energy contributed much more to economic growth than traditional energy, but increasingly labor augmenting technological change and capital accumulation became the most important drivers of growth in the final decades of the period. JEL Codes: O13, O41, Q43, N13, N14 Acknowledgements:We thank the Australian Research Council for support under Discovery grant DP120101088: "Energy Transitions: Pa...

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Economic growth and the transition from traditional to modern energy in Sweden

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Stern²

2014

Energy Economics

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“…Several reasons may explain this. First, is the "pull" from energy-related questions including macroeconomic energy rebound [110,111], the contribution of energy to reducing exogenous growth [112], and climate and economic implications of energy transitions [5,113]. Second, since the elasticity of substitution (σ) is an important parameter in economics [114,115], significant effort in capital-labour-energy CES empirical analysis is directed to estimate values of σ [1,33,46,83].…”

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Energy-Extended CES Aggregate Production: Current Aspects of Their Specification and Econometric Estimation

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Capital-labour-energy Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) production functions and their estimated parameters now form a key part of energy-economy models which inform energy and emissions policy. However, the collation and guidance as to the specification and estimation choices involved with such energy-extended CES functions is disparate. This risks poorly specified and estimated CES functions, with knock-on implications for downstream energy-economic models and climate policy. In response, as a first step, this paper assembles in one place the major considerations involved in the empirical estimation of these CES functions. Discussions of the choices and their implications lead to recommendations for CES empiricists. The extensive bibliography allows those interested to dig deeper into any aspect of the CES parameter estimation process.

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“…This is because of its light weight, which enables it to escape from earth's gravity more easily than heavier gasses [9]. Moreover, contrary to natural gas (methane, CH 4 ), no natural accumulation sites of H 2 exist. However, hydrogen is commonly present on the earth's surface, but it is mostly bound in chemical compounds like hydrocarbons (C c H m ), carbohydrates (C n (H 2 O) m ) or water (H 2 O).…”

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“…So how is this possible? The answer is: fossil fuels [4,5]. For thousands of years energy use has been relatively low and the world population has only gradually increased to ~800 million in 1750 (Figure 1.1).…”

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Thermococcus kodakarensis : the key to affordable biohydrogen production

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Energy use, population and growth, 1800–1970

Abstract: Unified growth theory, Coal, Biomass, O13, Q43,

Cited by 25 publications

References 48 publications

Economic growth and the transition from traditional to modern energy in Sweden

Economic growth and the transition from traditional to modern energy in Sweden

Energy-Extended CES Aggregate Production: Current Aspects of Their Specification and Econometric Estimation

Thermococcus kodakarensis : the key to affordable biohydrogen production

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