Arbeitspapier

Sense and no(n)-sense of energy security indicators

Energy security ranks high on the policy agenda of many countries. To improve on energy security, governments undertake regulatory measures for promoting renewable energy, increasing energy efficiency, or curbing carbon dioxide emissions. The impacts of such measures on energy security are typically monitored by means of so-called energy security indicators. In this paper, we show that the common use of wide-spread energy security indicators falls short of providing a meaningful metric. Regulatory measures to improve on energy security trigger ambiguous effects across energy security indicators. We conclude that a major pitfall of energy security indicators is the lack of a rigorous microeconomic foundation.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Oldenburg Discussion Papers in Economics ; No. V-381-15

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Computable and Other Applied General Equilibrium Models
Energy: Government Policy
Thema
energy security
energy security indicators
computable general equilibrium analysis

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Böhringer, Christoph
Bortolamedi, Markus
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Oldenburg, Department of Economics
(wo)
Oldenburg
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Böhringer, Christoph
  • Bortolamedi, Markus
  • University of Oldenburg, Department of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2015

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