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The Economic Cost Of U.S. Oil Conservation

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  • STEPHEN P. A. BROWN
  • HILLARD G. HUNTINGTON

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This article examines the costs of U.S. oil conservation by using parameters of five world oil models from a recent Energy Modeling Forum study. Variation in the estimated cost of oil conservation across the models suggests that achieving oil conservation through flexible policies that adjust to market conditions would better serve economic efficiency than would setting government‐mandated levels of oil consumption. Additionally, net world oil conservation is likely to be somewhat less than gross U.S. conservation. U.S. oil conservation lowers the world oil price and stimulates non‐U.S. oil consumption. Including the gains in non‐U.S. oil consumption raises the estimated costs of achieving a given conservation level.

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  • Stephen P. A. Brown & Hillard G. Huntington, 1994. "The Economic Cost Of U.S. Oil Conservation," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 12(3), pages 42-53, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:12:y:1994:i:3:p:42-53
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1994.tb00433.x
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