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    • One for you, three for me, or, optimal production sharing rules for a petroleum exploration venture 

      Hampson, Philip Robert Osler; Parsons, John E.; Blitzer, Charles R. (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 1990)
      This is a case study in the design of the production sharing rule used in an oil exploration partnership contract. The contract was negotiated in mid-1986 when a state-owned oil resources authority hired a ...

    • What does a negawatt really cost? 

      Joskow, Paul L.; Marron, Donald B. (MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 1991)
      We use data from ten utility conservation programs to calculate the cost per kWh of electricity saved -- the cost of a "negawatthour" -- resulting from these programs. We first compute the life-cycle cost per kWh saved ...

    • The Cost of Climate Policy in the United States 

      Morris, Jennifer F.; Jacoby, Henry D.; Reilly, John M.; Paltsev, Sergey (2009)
      We consider the cost of meeting emissions reduction targets consistent with a G8 proposal of a 50 percent global reduction in emissions by 2050, and an Obama Administration proposal of an 80 percent reduction over this ...