Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries

This paper investigates the effects of investments on energy efficiency performance using data from Colombian manufacturing industries. These industries were analysed as a whole and as energy intensive sectors and non-energy intensive sectors between 1998 and 2005. Using a simple factor demand model...

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Investments
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spelling 522207406002020-08-19T14:44:33Z2020-08-19T14:44:33Z2010-10-01This paper investigates the effects of investments on energy efficiency performance using data from Colombian manufacturing industries. These industries were analysed as a whole and as energy intensive sectors and non-energy intensive sectors between 1998 and 2005. Using a simple factor demand model, we estimate the structural parameters of the model using both time-series and cross-sectional dimensions of the data, and we include the effect that investments have on energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries. The results showed that in Colombian manufacturing industries overall, as well as in non-energy intensive sectors, the main variables that determine energy efficiency performance are energy prices, machinery and equipment investments and foreign investments. Whereas electricity prices show lower significance levels, investments in research and development (R&D) are not statistically significant. In contrast, for energy intensive sectors, only energy prices and foreign investments are statistically significant. Therefore, these results demonstrate the close relationship between energy prices and investments with respect to energy efficiency improvements in Colombian manufacturing industries. These findings have important implications for policy makers aiming to encourage governments to adopt strategies that combine energy prices and technological change, as well as those policy makers wishing to strengthen foreign investment in order to improve technology development, productivity and energy efficiency in manufacturing industries.application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1260/0958-305X.21.6.545ISSN: 0958-305XEISSN: 2048-4070https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27906engSAGE Publications562No. 6545Energy and EnvironmentVol. 21Energy and Environment, ISSN: 0958-305X;EISSN: 2048-4070, Vol.21, No.6 (2010); pp. 545-562https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1260/0958-305X.21.6.545Restringido (Acceso a grupos específicos)http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ecEnergy and Environmentinstname:Universidad del Rosarioreponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocURInvestmentsEnergy efficiencyManufacturing industriesInvestments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industriesInversiones y eficiencia energética en industrias manufactureras colombianasarticleArtículohttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Pardo Martínez, Clara Inés10336/27906oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/279062020-08-19 09:44:34.05https://repository.urosario.edu.coRepositorio institucional EdocURedocur@urosario.edu.co
dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries
dc.title.TranslatedTitle.spa.fl_str_mv Inversiones y eficiencia energética en industrias manufactureras colombianas
title Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries
spellingShingle Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries
Investments
Energy efficiency
Manufacturing industries
title_short Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries
title_full Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries
title_fullStr Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries
title_full_unstemmed Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries
title_sort Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries
dc.subject.keyword.spa.fl_str_mv Investments
Energy efficiency
Manufacturing industries
topic Investments
Energy efficiency
Manufacturing industries
description This paper investigates the effects of investments on energy efficiency performance using data from Colombian manufacturing industries. These industries were analysed as a whole and as energy intensive sectors and non-energy intensive sectors between 1998 and 2005. Using a simple factor demand model, we estimate the structural parameters of the model using both time-series and cross-sectional dimensions of the data, and we include the effect that investments have on energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries. The results showed that in Colombian manufacturing industries overall, as well as in non-energy intensive sectors, the main variables that determine energy efficiency performance are energy prices, machinery and equipment investments and foreign investments. Whereas electricity prices show lower significance levels, investments in research and development (R&D) are not statistically significant. In contrast, for energy intensive sectors, only energy prices and foreign investments are statistically significant. Therefore, these results demonstrate the close relationship between energy prices and investments with respect to energy efficiency improvements in Colombian manufacturing industries. These findings have important implications for policy makers aiming to encourage governments to adopt strategies that combine energy prices and technological change, as well as those policy makers wishing to strengthen foreign investment in order to improve technology development, productivity and energy efficiency in manufacturing industries.
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