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Energy Intensity: A Decomposition and Counterfactual Exercise for Latin American Countries

Raul Jimenez Mori and Jorge Enrique Mercado Díaz

No 4594, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: This paper investigates trends in energy intensity in Latin American countries over the last 40 years. It applies the Fisher Ideal Index to decompose the energy intensity into the relative contributions of energy efficiency and the activity mix, and then analyzes the determinants of these energy indexes through panel data regression techniques. Finally, the paper compares the performance of Latin American countries to that of a similar set of countries chosen through the synthetic control method. The authors find that the energy intensity in Latin American countries has decreased about 20 percent, closing the gap with respect to its synthetic counterfactual. In both Latin American countries and its synthetic control, efficiency improvements drive these changes, while the activity mix component does not represent a clear source of change. The regression analysis shows that per capita income, petroleum prices, fuel-energy mix, and GDP growth are main determinants of energy intensity and efficiency, while there are no clear correlations with the activity component.

Keywords: energy intensity; energy policy; synthetic control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 O5 Q40 Q43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-09
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