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We examine the average costs of electricity generated in NSW at the site level employing a new simultaneous‐equations model approach Further, we argue that costs depend principally on unit size and capacity utilization We reinterpret capacity utilization as a compositional variable which is a continuous proxy for the (inverse of) the intensity of demand for electricity, thus partially addressing the multi‐product nature of electricity. Low capacity utilization corresponds to intense demands and hence peaking output We find that costs per kWh, as conventionally measured, are highly sensitive to the degree of capacity utilization but less so to unit size (scale). The results emphasize the need for tine‐related p

ISSN:0013-0249    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1989.tb00686.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

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Excess rail freight and port charges on the Australian export coal industry amount to over 10 per cent of export prices and represent a form ofad valoremtax. Efficiency and distributional effects of removing the excess charges are assessed using a quantitative commodity model and a qualitative general equilibrium assessment. Removal of the excess charge would increase production by 29 per cent by the year 2000, slightly reduce upon prices and generate national efficiency gains of over $150 million a year. The mining industry and the Federal government gain and the State governments lose

ISSN:0013-0249    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1989.tb00687.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0013-0249    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1989.tb00688.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0013-0249    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1989.tb00689.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0013-0249    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1989.tb00690.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:External Economic Policy Since the War. Vol. 1. Thc Post‐War Financial settlement, by L.S. PressnellEgalitarianism and the Generation of Inequality, by Henry Phelps BrownLectures on Advanced Econometric Theory, by D. SarganStates and Markets: An Introduction to International Political Economy, by S. StrangeHow Much Government? byMichael JamesAllocation Models: Specification, Estimation&Applications, by R. BewleyIndustrial Relations Reform: A Policy for Australia, by William A.Growth, Accumulation, and Unproductive Activity: An Analysis of the Postwar U.S Economyby E.N. WolffRisk, Decision and Rodonality, edited by B.R. MunierSpecification Analysis in the Linear Model—in Honour of Donald Cochrane, edited by M.L. King and D.E.A. GilesStructural Change in Macroeconomic Models, by MJ. VilaresClassical Political Economy: A Survey of Recent Literatureedited by W.O.Economic History and the History of Economics, by M. BlangEconomic Adjustment: Polices and Problems, edited by F. HolmesDirect Protection of Innovation, edited by W. King

ISSN:0013-0249    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1989.tb00691.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0013-0249    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4932.1989.tb00692.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY