A Comparative Analysis of Energy Policy: Europe vs. the US
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2014
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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This paper argues that the elasticity of demand for energy in the US and Europe is the
main driver of their energy related policy. First, elasticity of demand for energy, which is a
measure of how responsive people’s consumption of energy is to changes in energy prices and
people’s income, is broken down into its main components: Population distribution, existing
infrastructure, and historical economic drivers. Next, each subsection of these components are
investigated to show how they affect the elasticity of demand for energy. Finally, the socio-
political climates of both the US and Europe are analyzed to show the manifestation of policy
driven by the elasticity of demand for energy. Due to the high elasticity of demand for energy in
Europe, there exist policies that reflect the population’s ability to substitute for energy saving
alternatives. Likewise, in the United States, there is a relative lack of policies that incentivize
consumers to change their behavior due to the lower elasticity of demand for energy.
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Elasticity, Energy policy, Europe, United States
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62 pages
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