ICT Investment for Energy Use in the Industrial Sectors

ICT Investment for Energy Use in the Industrial Sectors

Khayyat, Nabaz T.

Springer Verlag, Singapore

06/2017

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9789811047558

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1 OVERVIEW.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Why this Study.- 1.3 Objectives.- 1.4 Significance of the Study.- 1.5 Research Design.- 1.6 Research Questions and Empirical Motivations.- 1.7 Assumptions and Limitations.- 1.8 Operational Definitions.- 1.9 Expected Results.- 1.10 The Structure of the Book.- 1.11 Summary.- Bibliography.- 2 ICT INVESTMENT AND ENERGY USE IN SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 ICT Investment.- 2.3 Energy Use.- 2.4 Energy Efficiency.- 2.5 Summary.- Bibliography.- 3 ICT INVESTMENT AND ENERGY USE IN THE LITERATURE.- 3.1 Efficiency in the Use of Energy.- 3.2 ICT Investment and Economics Growth.- 3.3 ICT Investment and Energy Use.- 3.4 Summary.- Bibliography.- 4 THE FACTOR DEMAND MODELS AND THE THEORY OF PRODUCTIVITY.- 4.1 Historical Development of the Factor Demand Models.- 4.2 Industrial Demand Models for the Input Factors of Production.- 4.3 Inter-factor Substitutability and Complementarity.- 4.4 The Total Factor Productivity.- 4.5 Summary.- Bibliography.- 5THE EU KLEMS DATABASE.- 5.1 Data Source.- 5.2 Population and Sampling Strategy.- 5.3 Classification of the Industrial Sectors.- 5.4 Summary Statistics.- 5.5 Multicollinearity and Validation of Results.- 5.6 The Industrial Sectors' Energy use Intensity.- Bibliography.- 6 THE IMPACT OF ICT INVESTMENT ON ENERGY USE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Theoretical Model and Empirical Specification.- 6.3 Parameters Estimates.- 6.4 The Adjustment Speed.- 6.5 Deviation from the Optimal Values.- 6.6 The Own and Cross Price Elasticities.- 6.7 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 7 PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS OF SOUTH KOREAN INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Development Stages in the Industrial and Technological Polices.- 7.3 Divisia Index.- 7.4 Theoretical Model and Empirical Specification.- 7.5 Determinants of the TFP Growth.- 7.6 Capacity Utilization Index (CUI).- 7.7 Price and Output Elasticities.- 7.8 Returns to Scale.- 7.9 Technical Change.- 7.10 The TFPGrowth.- 7.11 Output Growth.- 7.12 Conclusion.- Bibliography.- 8 OVERALL SUMMARY, HYPOTHESES TESTS, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 The Research Questions and the Associated Hypotheses.- 8.3 Summary of Results and Policy Implications.- 8.4 Contribution to the Literature.- 8.5 Implications for Industry and Policy Makers.- 8.6 Conclusions, Practical and Policy Recommendations.- 8.7 Limitations of the Study and Recommendations for Further Research.- Bibliography.
ICT and energy;ICT and industrial growth;ICT investment in industry;Industrial energy use in South Korea;Industry and energy use in Japan;Energy economics in industry;Total factor productivity (TFP)