A Review of Energy Demand Models

Energy demand modeling is one of the main challenging issues for energy experts. This study attempts to identify the gaps and differences in the energy demand modeling literature. More specifically it concentrates on the properties of two approaches: "single equation" and "demand syst...

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Main Authors: Naser Khiabani, Solaleh Tavassoli
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Language:fas
Published: Institute for Management and Planning Studies 2020-11-01
Series:برنامه‌ریزی و بودجه
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Online Access:http://jpbud.ir/article-1-1965-en.html
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description Energy demand modeling is one of the main challenging issues for energy experts. This study attempts to identify the gaps and differences in the energy demand modeling literature. More specifically it concentrates on the properties of two approaches: "single equation" and "demand system", which are commonly used in this area. Our review indicates that the single-equation approach, despite its simplicity for estimating parameters, suffers from severe problems, such as endogeneity and instability in parameters. However, the serious problem with this approach is that its specification has not been supported by the rigorous microeconomic theory. On the other hand, the energy demand system model is explicitly derived from the microeconomic theory that makes it possible to derive own- and cross-price elasticities of energy fuels and  consider inter-fuel substitution. However, the major problem of this approach is that the demand elasticity estimates are more sensitive to selecting functional specifications. We investigate and compare the properties of the two common functional forms in energy demand systems namely, translog and linear logit model. Our results indicate that the linear logit model, under theoretical regularity conditions, can provide more convenient estimates of demand elasticities compared to the translog functional form.
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spelling doaj.art-29f4e8e720f9491095eb7a4c0a35f6712023-02-01T06:29:27ZfasInstitute for Management and Planning Studiesبرنامه‌ریزی و بودجه2251-90922251-91062020-11-012536594A Review of Energy Demand ModelsNaser Khiabani0Solaleh Tavassoli1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Allameh Tabataba’i University. Tehran, Iran, Ph.D. Student of Economics, Allameh Tabataba’i University. Tehran, Iran. Energy demand modeling is one of the main challenging issues for energy experts. This study attempts to identify the gaps and differences in the energy demand modeling literature. More specifically it concentrates on the properties of two approaches: "single equation" and "demand system", which are commonly used in this area. Our review indicates that the single-equation approach, despite its simplicity for estimating parameters, suffers from severe problems, such as endogeneity and instability in parameters. However, the serious problem with this approach is that its specification has not been supported by the rigorous microeconomic theory. On the other hand, the energy demand system model is explicitly derived from the microeconomic theory that makes it possible to derive own- and cross-price elasticities of energy fuels and  consider inter-fuel substitution. However, the major problem of this approach is that the demand elasticity estimates are more sensitive to selecting functional specifications. We investigate and compare the properties of the two common functional forms in energy demand systems namely, translog and linear logit model. Our results indicate that the linear logit model, under theoretical regularity conditions, can provide more convenient estimates of demand elasticities compared to the translog functional form.http://jpbud.ir/article-1-1965-en.htmldemand elasticityinter-fuel substitutiontranslog functional formslinear logit modeldynamic models.
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A Review of Energy Demand Models
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demand elasticity
inter-fuel substitution
translog functional forms
linear logit model
dynamic models.
title A Review of Energy Demand Models
title_full A Review of Energy Demand Models
title_fullStr A Review of Energy Demand Models
title_full_unstemmed A Review of Energy Demand Models
title_short A Review of Energy Demand Models
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topic demand elasticity
inter-fuel substitution
translog functional forms
linear logit model
dynamic models.
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