Browsing Economics (Scholarly Publications) by Author "DI COSMO, VALERIA"
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Carbon Tax Scenarios and their Effects on the Irish Energy Sector
DI COSMO, VALERIA; HYLAND, MARIE (ESRI, 20/09/2011)In this paper we use annual time series data from 1960 to 2008 to estimate the long run price and income elasticities underlying energy demand in Ireland. The Irish economy is divided into five sectors: residential, ... -
Climate policy, interconnection and carbon leakage: the effect of unilateral UK policy on electricity and GHG emissions in Ireland
DI COSMO, VALERIA; CURTIS, JOHN; DEANE, PAUL (ESRI, 10/06/2013)This paper examines the effect on Ireland?s Single Electricity Market (SEM) of the UK?s unilateral policy to implement a carbon price floor for electricity generation based on fossil-fuel. We simulate electricity markets ... -
Decomposing patterns of emission intensity in the EU and China: how much does trade matter?
DI COSMO, VALERIA; HYLAND, MARIE (ESRI, 26/07/2013)This paper uses data from the World Input Output Database (WIOD) to examine channels through which CO2 emissions are embodied within and imported into the European production process. We apply a metric to calculate sectoral ... -
Decomposing Patterns of Emission Intensity in the EU and China: How Much Does Trade Matter?
DI COSMO, VALERIA; HYLAND, MARIE CAITRIONA (2015) -
The Incentive to Invest in Thermal Plants in the Presence of Wind Generation
DI COSMO, VALERIA; MALAGUZZI VALERI, LAURA (ESRI, 18/12/2012)In a deregulated market, the decision to build new thermal power plants rests with private investors and they will decide whether to invest on the basis of expected profits. This paper evaluates how such profits are affected ...