Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/88945 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 13-116
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
This paper analyzes the relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and energy demand. We construct a comprehensive cross-country cross-industry panel data set covering 13 years, 10 OECD countries, and 27 industries. Using up to 2889 country-industry observations, we find that: (1) ICT capital is associated with a significant reduction in energy demand. (2) This relationship differs with regard to different types of energy. ICT use is not significantly correlated with electricity demand, but is significantly related to a reduction in non-electric energy demand. That is, ICT use comes with a reduction in total energy demand and an increase in the relative demand for electric over non-electric energy.
Subjects: 
technical change
ICT
energy demand
energy efficiency
energy mix
Green IT
cross-country cross-industry data
environmental policy
JEL: 
O33
O44
Q41
Q43
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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