A Spatial Approach to Energy Economics: Theory, Measurement and Empirics

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This paper sets out a simple spatial model of energy exploitation to ask how the location and productivity of energy resources may affect the distribution of economic activity around the globe. We combine elements from resource and energy economics into one framework linking the spatial productivity of energy resources (both renewable and non-renewable) to the incentives for economic activity to concentrate. Our theory provides a novel scaling law; a magnification effect; and reveals a complementarity between infrastructure investment and spatially productive energy resources. Our empirical work provides estimates of key magnitudes and reviews empirical work supporting our approach.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 4845

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative
• Subject: energy economics ; agglomeration ; economic geography

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Moreno-Cruz, Juan ; Taylor, M. Scott
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2014

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/102239
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET