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Optimal Policies for Managing Oil Revenue Stabilization Funds: An Illustration Using Saudi Arabia

Science Direct

We develop an analytical approach that offers insights into how governments can better manage an oil-revenue stabilization fund. The model maximizes the expected intertemporal utility of households and consists of decisions that are a function of the fund level and…

نادر الكثيري, طارق عطاالله, فريدريك ميرفي, أكسل بيريو

مقارنة البرامج المختلفة لسياسات المناخ

طارق عطاالله, سيمونا بيقيرنا, كارلو أندريا بولينو

تقارن هذه الدراسة التأثير النسبي للخيارات المختلفة لتخصيص عبء تمويل سياسات التخفيف من تغير المناخ. وقمنا بفصل ضرائب الكربون عن انبعاثات الكربون، وتركز الدراسة على الطريقة الفعالة لتمويل السياسات بهدف التخفيف من حدة تغير المناخ وليس فقط الحد من الكربون،…

طارق عطاالله

سيمونا بيقيرنا

كارلو أندريا بولينو

Effect of Preferential Trade Agreements on China’s Energy Trade From Chinese and Exporters’ Perspectives

Emerald Insight

China is a major energy import powerhouse, its trade deals have significant impact on international energy trade and global energy markets. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of energy in China’s preferential trade agreements (PTAs) and…

فيليب جالكين, كارلو أندريا بولينو, طارق عطاالله

تقدير محركات قرارات تحديدالحصص في أوبك

فيليب جالكين, طارق عطاالله, رين زونقيوان

تشمل العوامل التي تأخذها أوبك بالاعتبار عند تحديد حصص الإنتاج -وفقا لبياناتها الصحفية- مجموعة واسعة من مؤشرات الاقتصاد الكلي وسوق النفط العالمي، غير أن الأبحاث تشير إلى أن أولوية هذه المؤشرات وأهميتها تميل إلى التغير مع مرور الوقت. إن تباين…

فيليب جالكين

طارق عطاالله

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رين زونقيوان

Energy demand elasticities and weather worldwide

Economia Politica

The purpose of this paper is to empirically estimate a model of aggregate residential and commercial energy demand elasticities, taking into account capital stock and climatic effects. We model a theoretically founded non-linear energy demand system, the generalized almost ideal,…

طارق عطاالله, سيمونا بيقيرنا, كارلو أندريا بولينو

Gasoline demand, pricing policy, and social welfare in Saudi Arabia: A quantitative analysis

Energy Policy

Domestic energy prices in Saudi Arabia are set below international market prices. This, coupled with rapid economic and population growth, is believed to have contributed to the rapid growth in domestic energy demand and, recently, affected the government budget in…

طارق عطاالله, أنور قاسم, لستر هنت

A global degree days database for energy-related applications

Energy

Weather can have a profound effect on energy consumption particularly with respect to hot and cold temperatures, driving residential and commercial energy demand. The cooling and heating degree day methodology has been often been regarded as a reliable means to…

طارق عطاالله, Silvio Gualdi, أليساندرو لانزا

Analyzing renewable energy and climate conditions effects on societal welfare worldwide

The Energy Journal

طارق عطاالله, سيمونا بيقيرنا, كارلو أندريا بولينو, رولاندو فوينتس

Residential Energy demand elasticities and weather worldwide

The Energy Journal

طارق عطاالله, سيمونا بيقيرنا, كارلو أندريا بولينو

Comparing renewable energy policies in E.U.15, U.S. and China: A Bayesian DSGE model

Energy Journal

The promotion of renewable energy sources (RES) by governments is one way of helping countries to meet their energy needs while lowering greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, we examine the role of energy policy in RES promotion, based on…

طارق عطاالله, سيمونا بيقيرنا

Prices versus policy: An analysis of the drivers of the primary fossil fuel mix

Energy Policy

Energy policymakers often attempt to shape their countries’ energy mix, rather than leave it purely to market forces. By calibrating and simulating a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) model, this paper analyzes the primary fossil fuel mix in the USA…

طارق عطاالله, لستر هنت, بالتازار مانزانو

Analyzing the effects of renewable energy and climate conditions on consumer welfare

Energy Journal

This paper aims to measure the impact of the gradual adoption of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) on the welfare of consumers. To this end, we construct a theoretically founded measure of the true cost of living (TCL) and the equivalence…

طارق عطاالله, سيمونا بيقيرنا, كارلو أندريا بولينو, رولاندو فوينتس

Determinants of energy productivity in 39 countries: An empirical investigation

Energy Economics

This paper uses three types of analysis to investigate the drivers of energy productivity changes occurring in 39 countries during 1995–2009. We find that increases in sectoral energy productivity were the primary driver behind economy-wide energy productivity improvements. Structural economic…

طارق عطاالله, Patrick Bean

Does disagreement among oil price forecasters reflect volatility? Evidence from the ECB surveys

International Journal of Forecasting

We examine quarterly oil price forecasts from the Survey of Professional Forecasters conducted by the European Central Bank. We present three empirical findings, all of which are robust to the number of respondents considered. First, the dispersion of forecasts is…

طارق عطاالله, فرد جوتز, أكسل بيريو

Modelling residential electricity demand in the GCC countries

Energy Economics

This paper aims at understanding the drivers of residential electricity demand in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries by applying the structural time series model. In addition to the economic variables of GDP and real electricity prices, the model accounts for…

طارق عطاالله, لستر هنت

Quantifying the impact of coal on global economic growth and energy productivity in the early 21st century

Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment

Two intriguing circumstances have characterized the behavior of energy markets in the first years of 21st Century: a sharp increase in oil prices without a clear impact on real economic activity and a relative stagnation of energy productivity after 30…

طارق عطاالله, هورهي بلازكوز

Future Business Models for Power Markets: What can We Learn from the ‘Sharing Economy’?

Oxford Energy Forum

رولاندو فوينتس, طارق عطاالله, سيمونا بيقيرنا, كارلو أندريا بولينو

A simple approach to valuing a multinational firm’s tax shields

Applied Financial Economics

We consider a multinational firm that seeks to maximize its total amount of interest tax shield while following a constant debt ratio policy on a global level. The firm’s total interest tax shield can then be considered as a piecewise-linear…

أكسل بيريو, طارق عطاالله

The role of CO2 capture and storage in Saudi Arabia’s energy future

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

This paper aims to investigate for the first time the role of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) in shaping the future energy policy for Saudi Arabia. It begins with a broad analysis of the strategic context for CCS.…

Berenice Garcia Tellez, طارق عطاالله