Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/333251 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Economics and Statistics [ISSN:] 2366-049X [Volume:] 243 [Issue:] 3/4 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 319-354
Publisher: 
De Gruyter Oldenbourg, Berlin
Abstract: 
The manufacturing sector accounts for a substantial share of the German gross domestic product, employment and carbon emissions. Therefore, reducing its energy use and carbon emissions is of crucial importance to Germany's energy Transition. In this paper, we analyse energy use patterns in German manufacturing between 2003 and 2017, using rich administrative micro-data. We find that although the manufacturing sector has been faced with rising energy costs as a share of total costs, energy use has not declined except briefly during the economic crisis. We also find that energy intensity, and to a larger degree, carbon intensity follow a decreasing trend between 2003 and 2017. The stronger response of the latter variable can be attributed to changes in the fuel mix.
Subjects: 
carbon emissions
energy intensity
energy use
fuel mix
manufacturing
JEL: 
D22
L60
Q41
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Document Type: 
Article

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