The Scope for Fuel Substitution in Manufacturing Industries: A Case Study of Chile and Colombia
利用智利和哥伦比亚的企业面板数据，分析碳税等政策如何促使制造商在清洁与污染燃料之间进行替代，并探讨生产者灵活性、资本年龄等因素的影响。
This article analyzes plant-level panel data from Chile and Colombia to assess how manufacturers might respond to carbon taxes and other policies that induce substitution between clean and dirty fuels. Is producer flexibility linked with sector of activity, capital vintage, or rates of new capital formation? When adjustments in energy use occur, are they accomplished through changes in factor proportions for individual producers, changes in the output shares of producers within an industry, or changes in the relative production levels of different manufacturing industries? Patterns of energy use within and between industries show that fiscal policies can significantly influence the level and mixture of energy use among manufacturers.