Sayyed Abdolmajid Jalaee; Saeid Jafari; Saleh Ansari Lari
Volume 2, Issue 8 , October 2013, , Pages 69-92
Abstract
Electricity is not substitutable. Especially, Electricity is a necessity in the residential sector. In the other hand, electricity does not have storage capabilities. Therefore, its supply and demand should be proportional to each other. Hence, attention to its demand side is important. This paper uses ...
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Electricity is not substitutable. Especially, Electricity is a necessity in the residential sector. In the other hand, electricity does not have storage capabilities. Therefore, its supply and demand should be proportional to each other. Hence, attention to its demand side is important. This paper uses panel data of 28 provinces of Iran to investigate on the factors affecting on the household electricity consumption in Iran in the period 1381-1388. According to the result the price of electricity in the household sector in Iran has little impact on the power consumption in this sector. Also, the impact of alternative energy prices such as natural gas and oil, are low on the electricity consumption. The results indicate that the electricity consumption in the household sector has been more affected by consumption habits.
Hamid Reza horee; sated Abolmagged galali; sayeed gafare
Volume 2, Issue 6 , April 2013, , Pages 27-48
Abstract
Today, environmental issues, especially water and air pollution problems have become a major global concern. Air pollution, affects the health of living organisms and natural ecosystems. According to various studies, financial development in a country may attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and higher ...
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Today, environmental issues, especially water and air pollution problems have become a major global concern. Air pollution, affects the health of living organisms and natural ecosystems. According to various studies, financial development in a country may attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and higher degrees of research and development (R&D). This, in turn can, increase the environmental performance and thereby reduce environmental pollution. This investigation aims to examine the role of financial development and energy consumption in Iran during 1971-2007, in the framework of the environmental Kuznets curve, using ARDL approach. According to results further financial development in Iran lead to decrease of CO2 emissions. In addition, an increase in energy consumption in Iran is likely to increase CO2 emissions. Also, the results reject the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis in Iran in the long-term.
