Search for dissertations about: "Runar Brännlund"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words Runar Brännlund.

  2. 6. The Role of the Forest in Climate Policy

    Author : Mathilda Eriksson; Runar Brännlund; Tommy Lundgren; Brent Sohngen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; climate change; integrated assessment; forest carbon sequestration; forest bioenergy; avoided deforestation; afforestation; uncertainty; dynamic modeling; DICE; RICE; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : AbstractIn Paper [I], I develop the FOR-DICE model to analyze optimal global forest carbon management. The FOR-DICE is a simple framework for assessing the role of the boreal, tropical, and temperate forests as both a source of renewable energy and a resource to sequester and store carbon. READ MORE

  4. 7. Income, Energy Taxation, and the Environment : An Econometric analysis

    Author : Tarek Ghalwash; Runar Brännlund; Pere Riera; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Household consumption; energy demand; emissions; rebound effect; energy taxation; tax elasticities Environmental services; income elasticities; Engel Curves; income distribution.; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers: two of them deal with the relationship between consumption, energy taxation, and emissions on macro level, and two of them focuses on the effects of changes in consumption and income on the environmental quality on a micro level. The main objective of paper [I] is to examine how exogenous technological progress, in terms of an increase in energy efficiency, affects consumption choice by Swedish households and thereby emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). READ MORE

  5. 8. Essays on Energy Demand and Household Energy Choice

    Author : Amin Karimu; Runar Brännlund; Jonas Nordström; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Choice Probability; derivatives; energy policy; gasoline demand; propensity score; tax simulation; unobserved trend; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers related to energydemand and household cooking energy.Paper [I] examine the impact of price, income and non-economicfactors on gasoline demand using a structural time series model. READ MORE

  6. 9. Including International Aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

    Author : Fredrik Kopsch; Mats Wilhelmsson; Runar Brännlund; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Aviation; Tradable Permits; Demand; Transport; Climate Change; Gateway; Other civil engineering and architecture; Övrig samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

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  7. 10. Market liberalization and market integration : Essays on the Nordic electricity market

    Author : Jens Lundgren; Runar Brännlund; Niklas Rudholm; Jörgen Hellström; Robert Lundmark; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumer welfare; Electricity price; Market integration; Market power; Price jump; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers related to the Nordic electricity market.Paper [I] examine how the reform of the Nordic electricity markets has affected competition in the electric power supply market, Nord Pool. READ MORE