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    Substitution possibilities and determinants of energy intensity for China

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    Authors
    Ma, H.
    Oxley, Leslie
    Gibson, J.
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Ma, H. and Oxley, L. and Gibson, J. 2009. Substitution possibilities and determinants of energy intensity for China. Energy Policy. 37 (5): pp. 1793-1804.
    Source Title
    Energy Policy
    DOI
    10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.017
    ISSN
    0301-4215
    School
    School of Economics and Finance
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17047
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    Abstract

    This paper measures technological change, factor demand and inter-factor and inter-fuel substitutability measures for China. We use individual fuel price data and a two-stage approach to estimate total factor cost functions and fuel share equations. Both inter-factor and inter-fuel substitution elasticities are calculated and the change in energy intensity is decomposed into its driving forces. The results suggest that energy is substitutable for capital regionally and for labor nationally. Capital substitutes for energy more easily than labor does. Energy intensity changes vary by region but the major drivers seem to be "budget effect" and the adoption of energy-intensive technologies, which might be embodied in high-level energy-using exports and sectors, capital investment and even old technique and equipment imports. Whether the trend in rising energy intensity continues will be significant for China and the rest of the world. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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