Browsing 2. Working Papers by Title
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Accommodation in the international capital markets and the recycling of oil funds
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The agency cost of corporate control : the petroleum industry
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Aggregate energy, efficiency and productivity measurement
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An aggregate model of petroleum production capacity and supply forecasting
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1979)This paper presents a complete discussion and documentation of the M.I.T. World Oil Project Aggregate Supply Model. First, the theoretical development and methodology are presented. The relationships between geologic ... -
Alternative methods of oil supply forecasting
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An analysis of Department of Energy residential appliance efficiency standards
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1980-05) -
Application of sector and location specific models of the "worth" of renewable energy technologies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Energy Laboratory, 1979-06)Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind hold the potential for providing a significant portion of the U.S. energy requirements in the decades ahead. Unlike other energy sources their availability is determined ... -
Applied solar energy at the Shiraz Technical Institute
(MIT Energy Lab, 1976)Factors affecting the application of solar energy and the preliminary design of a solar system to supplement the service hot water system at the Shiraz Technical Institute are described. In addition to the solar energy ... -
An approach to parameter sensitivity analyses in model assessment
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Automobile safety regulation : technological change and regulatory process
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1977-10)This report examines the history of automobile safety regulation since 1966, viewed as an attempt to substitute public decisions on the design of new automobiles for private decisions. The focus of the examination is on ... -
Between market supply and vertical integration : the role of long-term contracts in coal trade
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1979-06) -
Birth of a parent : the Wakeby distribution for modeling flood flows
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1977) -
Cartel pricing and the structure of the world bauxite market
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1977-03) -
The choice of an optimal currency for denominating the price of oil
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1978-10) -
The clumsy cartel
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1979-06) -
Coal markets and hierarchies
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1979-06)In "Markets and Hierarchies" (1975) Oliver Williamson has developed a heuristic framework (Organization Failures Framework = OFF) to attack the issue of institutional borderlines between markets and firms. Below we ... -
Comments on proposed rulemaking concerning electric rates for solar users
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1979-12) -
A comparative analysis of fuel price forecasts
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1978-01-31)A comparative analysis of four sets of fuel price forecasts is made for each of the four primary energy sources: coal, oil, natural gas and uranium. These forecasts, together with historical data over the period from ... -
Comparative analysis of United States and French nuclear power plant siting and construction regulatory policies and their economic consequences
(MIT Energy Laboratory, 1977)Despite the substantial commitments of time and money which are devoted to the nuclear power plant siting process, the effectiveness of the system in providing a balanced evaluation of the technical, environmental and ... -
The competitive floor to world oil prices
(MIT Energy Lab, 1986)In this OPEC crisis or the next, oil prices may fall to the competitive floor. At the high-cost end of the spectrum, it would take a price as low as $4 to produce an immediate shutdown of nearly half of capacity in ...