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Energy efficiency initiatives by BEE, SIDBI, and WB in the MSME / Staff Correspondent

Staff Correspondent	Journal Article
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2011.

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Energy Efficiency ; Energy Productivity ; Market Development ; MSME ; Energy Performance ; SIDBI ;
Bureau of Energy Efficiency ; Saving Energy

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ID: 094233

Energy metrics for driving competitiveness of countries: energy weakness magnitude, GDP per barrel and barrels per capita / Coccia, Mario

Coccia, Mario	Journal Article
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2010.

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Energy metrics is the development of a whole new theoretical framework for the conception and measurement of energy and economic system performances, energy efficiency and productivity improvements with important political economy implications consistent with the best use of all natural and economic resources. The purpose of this research is to present some vital energy indicators based on magnitude and scale of energy weakness, GDP per barrel of oil that is an indicator of energy productivity and barrels (of oil) per capita that is an indicator of energy efficiency. Energy metrics can support the monitoring of energy and economic system performances in order to design effective energy strategy and political economy interventions focused on the "competitive advantage" increase of countries in modern economies.

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Energy Efficiency ; Energy Metrics ; Energy Productivity

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Energy productivity and Chinese local officials’ promotions: evidence from provincial governors / Chen, Xiude; Qin, Quande ; Wei, Y-M

Chen, Xiude	Journal Article
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Improving energy productivity is one of the most cost-effective ways to achieve a sustainable development target. The existing literature has shown some factors that have driven the improvement in China’s energy productivity. However, these studies do little to tackle the role of Chinese local officials. Political promotions can be seen as the most important career incentive for Chinese local officials. Hence, we intend to study whether energy productivity affects Chinese local officials’ promotions in this paper. The data of position changes for the 31 provincial governors during 1978‐2012 are utilized. We adopted probit models to empirically examine the correlation between provincial governors’ political promotions and energy productivity. The empirical results demonstrate that (1) energy productivity has a significantly positive impact on provincial governors’ political promotions in China, meaning that the provincial governors have the momentum to improve energy productivity; and (2) the effect of energy productivity on provincial governors’ political promotions has evolved, dynamically changing along with the transformation of the economic growth mode and the adjustment of the local officials’ promotion mechanism. The results are helpful in understanding the drivers of the improvement in China’s energy productivity and provide insightful implications for conducting energy policy in China.

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Energy Efficiency ; Energy Productivity ; Local Officials’ Promotions ; Probit Model

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