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Net energy ratio, EROEI and the macroeconomy

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  • Jean-François Fagnart

    (CEREC - Centre de recherche en économie - Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles)

  • Marc Germain

    (LEM - Lille économie management - UMR 9221 - UA - Université d'Artois - UCL - Université catholique de Lille - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

In an input–output model of a two-sector economy (energy and manufacturing), we analyse the macroeconomic implications of the quality of secondary energy production. We measure it by the net energy ratio (NER for short), i.e. the fraction of produced energy available for net final production. NER is shown to be related to the EROEI concept encountered in energy science and to affect (a) the energy intensiveness of final output, (b) the capital requirements of the two sectors of the economy and the aggregate capital–output ratio, and (c) the rate of capital accumulation and the growth rate of the economy at given saving rate. As a consequence, an energy transition characterized by a decreasing NER would exert a drag on economic growth.

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  • Jean-François Fagnart & Marc Germain, 2016. "Net energy ratio, EROEI and the macroeconomy," Post-Print hal-02987074, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02987074
    DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2016.01.003
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    1. Roberto Leonardo Rana & Mariarosaria Lombardi & Pasquale Giungato & Caterina Tricase, 2020. "Trends in Scientific Literature on Energy Return Ratio of Renewable Energy Sources for Supporting Policymakers," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-17, March.
    2. Sun, Jiasen & Li, Guo & Wang, Zhaohua, 2018. "Optimizing China’s energy consumption structure under energy and carbon constraints," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 57-72.
    3. Jean-François Fagnart & Marc Germain & Benjamin Peeters, 2020. "Can the Energy Transition Be Smooth? A General Equilibrium Approach to the EROEI," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-29, February.
    4. Nguyen-Huu, Adrien & Pottier, Antonin, 2020. "Hicksian traverse revisited: Conditions for the energy transition," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 102-111.
    5. Elise Dupont & Marc Germain & Hervé Jeanmart, 2021. "Estimate of the Societal Energy Return on Investment (EROI)," Biophysical Economics and Resource Quality, Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 1-14, March.
    6. Elise Dupont & Marc Germain & Hervé Jeanmart, 2021. "Feasibility and Economic Impacts of the Energy Transition," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-34, May.
    7. Richard Heinberg & Timothy Crownshaw, 2018. "Energy Decline and Authoritarianism," Biophysical Economics and Resource Quality, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 1-11, September.

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