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A General Equilibrium Analysis of Demand Side Management Programs under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol

dc.contributor.author Timilsina, Govinda R.
dc.date.accessioned 2012-05-29T13:24:41Z
dc.date.available 2012-05-29T13:24:41Z
dc.date.issued 2008-03
dc.description.abstract This paper analyzes the economic and environmental consequences of a potential demand side management program in Thailand using a general equilibrium model. The program considers replacement of less efficient electrical appliances in the household sector with more efficient counterparts. The study further examines changes in the economic and environmental effects of the program if it is implemented under the clean development mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, which provides carbon subsidies to the program. The study finds that the demand side management program would increase economic welfare if the ratio of unit cost of electricity savings to price of electricity is 0.4 or lower even in the absence of the clean development mechanism. If the program's ratio of unit cost of electricity savings to price of electricity is greater than 0.4, registration of the program under the clean development mechanism would be needed to achieve positive welfare impacts. The level of welfare impacts would, however, depend on the price of carbon credits the program generates. For a given level of welfare impacts, the registration of the demand side management program under the clean development mechanism would increase the volume of emission reductions. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9087214/general-equilibrium-analysis-demand-side-management-programs-under-clean-development-mechanism-kyoto-protocol
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6499
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4563
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject AIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subject AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject AIR POLLUTION REDUCTIONS
dc.subject APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY
dc.subject APPROACH
dc.subject BALANCE
dc.subject BROWN COAL
dc.subject CAPITAL GOODS
dc.subject CARBON ABATEMENT
dc.subject CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject CARBON MARKET
dc.subject CARBON TAX
dc.subject CARBON TAXES
dc.subject CD
dc.subject CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subject CLEAN ENERGY
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject COAL
dc.subject COAL OIL
dc.subject COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject COMBUSTION TURBINE
dc.subject COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
dc.subject COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
dc.subject COST OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject COST OF ENERGY
dc.subject COSTS OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject CRUDE OIL
dc.subject DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject DISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subject ECONOMIC LIFE
dc.subject ECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subject ECONOMICS
dc.subject EFFICIENT LIGHTING
dc.subject ELASTICITIES
dc.subject ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subject ELECTRIC MOTORS
dc.subject ELECTRIC UTILITIES
dc.subject ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
dc.subject ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject ELECTRICITY COSTS
dc.subject ELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subject ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject ELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY
dc.subject ELECTRICITY PRICE
dc.subject ELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subject ELECTRICITY SAVINGS
dc.subject ELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subject ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subject ELECTRICITY TARIFF
dc.subject EMISSION
dc.subject EMISSION FACTOR
dc.subject EMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subject EMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subject EMISSIONS
dc.subject EMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subject EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subject END USE
dc.subject END-USE
dc.subject ENERGY CONSERVATION
dc.subject ENERGY DEMAND
dc.subject ENERGY ECONOMICS
dc.subject ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject ENERGY POLICY
dc.subject ENERGY PRICES
dc.subject ENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subject ENERGY SAVINGS
dc.subject ENERGY SERVICE
dc.subject ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL TAX
dc.subject EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject EXPORTS
dc.subject FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject FORESTRY
dc.subject FOSSIL
dc.subject FOSSIL FUEL
dc.subject FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject FUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subject FUEL COSTS
dc.subject FUEL WOOD
dc.subject FUNCTIONAL FORMS
dc.subject GDP
dc.subject GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subject GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
dc.subject GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject GREENHOUSE
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subject GROSS OUTPUT
dc.subject GROWTH RATE
dc.subject HEAT
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SECTOR
dc.subject HYDROPOWER
dc.subject IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES
dc.subject IMPORTS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INFLATION
dc.subject INTEREST RATE
dc.subject INTEREST RATES
dc.subject INTERNAL COMBUSTION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INVENTORY
dc.subject LEISURE
dc.subject MARGINAL COST
dc.subject METALS
dc.subject MITIGATION POTENTIAL
dc.subject NATURAL GAS
dc.subject NITROGEN
dc.subject OPEC
dc.subject OPEN ECONOMY
dc.subject OPTIMIZATION
dc.subject PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subject PARTICULATE
dc.subject PEAK DEMAND
dc.subject PETROLEUM
dc.subject PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subject PIPELINE
dc.subject POWER GENERATION
dc.subject POWER INDUSTRY
dc.subject PRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subject PRICE INCREASES
dc.subject PRICE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject PRIMARY ELECTRICITY
dc.subject PRIMARY SOURCES
dc.subject PRODUCERS
dc.subject PRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subject REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject REFRIGERATION
dc.subject RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
dc.subject RESIDENTIAL ENERGY
dc.subject REVENUE RECYCLING
dc.subject STEAM TURBINE
dc.subject SULFUR
dc.subject TAX RATES
dc.subject THERMAL POWER
dc.subject THERMAL POWER PLANTS
dc.subject TONS OF CARBON
dc.subject TOTAL COSTS
dc.subject TRADE BALANCE
dc.subject TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject UTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subject VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject WELFARE EFFECTS
dc.subject WELFARE FUNCTION
dc.subject WELFARE LOSS
dc.title A General Equilibrium Analysis of Demand Side Management Programs under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol en
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okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9087214/general-equilibrium-analysis-demand-side-management-programs-under-clean-development-mechanism-kyoto-protocol
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Energy and Extractives
okr.globalpractice Energy and Extractives
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-4563
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000158349_20080318130009
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9087214
okr.identifier.report WPS4563
okr.language.supported en
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okr.region.administrative East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country Thailand
okr.topic Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic Energy :: Energy and Environment
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Environment :: Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topic Energy :: Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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