Arbeitspapier

Energy and the State of Nations

The mathematical conditions for the existence of macroeconomic production functions that are state functions of the economic system are pointed out. The output elasticities and the elasticities of substitution of energy-dependent Cobb-Douglas, CES and LinEx production functions are calculated. The output elasticities, which measure the productive powers of production factors and whose numerical values have been obtained for Germany, Japan, and the USA, are for energy much larger and for labor much smaller than the cost shares of these factors. Energy and its conversion into physical work accounts for most of the growth that mainstream economics attributes to 'technological progress' and related concepts. It decisively determines the economic state of nations. Consequences for automation and globalization and perspectives on growth are discussed.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: EWI Working Paper ; No. 11/11

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Macroeconomics: Production
One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
Energy and the Macroeconomy
Thema
energy
economic growth
macroeconomic production functions
output elasticities

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Lindenberger, Dietmar
Kümmel, Reiner
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)
(wo)
Köln
(wann)
2011

Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Lindenberger, Dietmar
  • Kümmel, Reiner
  • Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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