Reza Zamani, Mohammad Nabi Shahiki Tash, Ali Norouzi, Ramazan Hosseinzadeh
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Abstract
We study the impact of energy price changes on energy consumption intensity and its substitution effect on consumption intensity of labor, capital and raw materials, through the decomposition of input consumption intensity in Iranian manufacturing industries from 2006 to 2018. Using translog cost function, we find that increase in energy prices has a negative effect on energy intensity of all manufacturing industries and thus increasing energy prices as a strategy to reduce energy intensity is effective, although its effect on different manufacturing industries are not the same. Moreover, we find that the effect of energy price changes on consumption intensity of capital and raw material is small, while its effect on consumption intensity of energy and labor is large. An overall assessment of the change in energy prices on the input consumption intensity shows that an increase in energy prices improves not only energy efficiency but also the efficiency of labor and capital consumption. However, relative performance of energy price reform in Iran depends on general economic conditions, as well as the process of price changes.
期刊介绍:
The journal Energy Efficiency covers wide-ranging aspects of energy efficiency in the residential, tertiary, industrial and transport sectors. Coverage includes a number of different topics and disciplines including energy efficiency policies at local, regional, national and international levels; long term impact of energy efficiency; technologies to improve energy efficiency; consumer behavior and the dynamics of consumption; socio-economic impacts of energy efficiency measures; energy efficiency as a virtual utility; transportation issues; building issues; energy management systems and energy services; energy planning and risk assessment; energy efficiency in developing countries and economies in transition; non-energy benefits of energy efficiency and opportunities for policy integration; energy education and training, and emerging technologies. See Aims and Scope for more details.