Showing posts with label CCEP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CCEP. Show all posts
Monday, July 2, 2012
CCEP Papers in June 2012
CCEP Working Papers continued to get a healthy rate of downloads in June. The most downloaded paper was Olivia Boyd's paper on Chinese energy and climate policy. I'm pretty happy about that as I invited Olivia to contribute the paper after seeing her masters thesis on academia.edu and she put a lot of effort into producing a shorter version.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Nature Climate Change Article on the Introduction of Carbon Pricing in Australia
My colleague Frank Jotzo has an article in Nature Climate Change discussing the introduction of the carbon price in Australia from 1st July this year. It's a good summary if you haven't been following this issue closely.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
CCEP Working Papers in November 2011
Downloads were still good this month after relaxing from last month's craziness:
The two top papers from last month continued to get a lot of hits. We added one new paper by Paul Burke. There is a second paper dated November that didn't quite squeeze into the sample. More details of the new papers below:
The National-Level Energy Ladder and its Carbon Implications
Paul J. Burke
Abstract: This paper documents an energy ladder that nations ascend as their per capita incomes increase. On average, economic development results in an overall substitution from the use of biomass to fulfill energy needs to energy sourced from fossil fuels, and then toward nuclear power and certain low-carbon modern renewables such as wind power. The results imply an inverse-U shaped relationship between per capita income and the carbon intensity of energy, which is borne out in the data. Fossil fuel-poor countries are more likely to climb to the upper rungs of the national-level energy ladder and experience reductions in the carbon intensity of energy as they develop than fossil fuel-rich countries. Leapfrogging to low-carbon energy sources on the upper rungs of the national-level energy ladder is one route via which developing countries can reduce the magnitudes of their expected upswings in carbon dioxide emissions.
In Search of a New Effective International Climate Framework for Post-2020: A Proposal for an Upstream Global Carbon Market
Mutsuyoshi Nishimura and Akinobu Yasumoto
Abstract: Given the urgency and the magnitude of emission cuts required to arrest the global temperature rise at an acceptable level (like 2 degrees Celsius), it is imperative that action to mitigate climate change is taken at the lowest cost. This can be done if a cost effective set of policy tools with a focus on carbon pricing is applied as broadly as possible across all emission sources. In view of the emerging consensus on the temperature target like 2 degrees Celsius, it is imperative that climate scheme caps global emissions rather than allowing governments to arbitrarily pledge their intended cuts. Global emissions must be contained within the limit of carbon budget that achieves temperature objectives. Emission allowances must be issued in accordance with such limit and be sold to the global demand of emitters. Such sales of carbon budget give rise to both the most accurate carbon pricing as well as new revenue that can be used for much needed climate financing for developing countries. A new climate regime along those lines would stop global warming at an acceptable level, provide a new large climate funding that would integrate developing countries to a global low-carbon growth and transformation and keep all economies thriving, whether they are developing, emerging or developed. The post-2020 climate regime must be nimble and effective, not unwieldy and least burdensome. It must also be durable and fully congruent to the economic realities of the coming decades
The two top papers from last month continued to get a lot of hits. We added one new paper by Paul Burke. There is a second paper dated November that didn't quite squeeze into the sample. More details of the new papers below:
The National-Level Energy Ladder and its Carbon Implications
Paul J. Burke
Abstract: This paper documents an energy ladder that nations ascend as their per capita incomes increase. On average, economic development results in an overall substitution from the use of biomass to fulfill energy needs to energy sourced from fossil fuels, and then toward nuclear power and certain low-carbon modern renewables such as wind power. The results imply an inverse-U shaped relationship between per capita income and the carbon intensity of energy, which is borne out in the data. Fossil fuel-poor countries are more likely to climb to the upper rungs of the national-level energy ladder and experience reductions in the carbon intensity of energy as they develop than fossil fuel-rich countries. Leapfrogging to low-carbon energy sources on the upper rungs of the national-level energy ladder is one route via which developing countries can reduce the magnitudes of their expected upswings in carbon dioxide emissions.
In Search of a New Effective International Climate Framework for Post-2020: A Proposal for an Upstream Global Carbon Market
Mutsuyoshi Nishimura and Akinobu Yasumoto
Abstract: Given the urgency and the magnitude of emission cuts required to arrest the global temperature rise at an acceptable level (like 2 degrees Celsius), it is imperative that action to mitigate climate change is taken at the lowest cost. This can be done if a cost effective set of policy tools with a focus on carbon pricing is applied as broadly as possible across all emission sources. In view of the emerging consensus on the temperature target like 2 degrees Celsius, it is imperative that climate scheme caps global emissions rather than allowing governments to arbitrarily pledge their intended cuts. Global emissions must be contained within the limit of carbon budget that achieves temperature objectives. Emission allowances must be issued in accordance with such limit and be sold to the global demand of emitters. Such sales of carbon budget give rise to both the most accurate carbon pricing as well as new revenue that can be used for much needed climate financing for developing countries. A new climate regime along those lines would stop global warming at an acceptable level, provide a new large climate funding that would integrate developing countries to a global low-carbon growth and transformation and keep all economies thriving, whether they are developing, emerging or developed. The post-2020 climate regime must be nimble and effective, not unwieldy and least burdensome. It must also be durable and fully congruent to the economic realities of the coming decades
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Crawford School Research Papers
I often post about our CCEP Working Paper series. We also have a new Crawford School Research Paper series that unifies the previous paper series from various Crawford School entities. The series is starting to get a decent amount of downloads and abstract views.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
CCEP Working Papers in October 2011
This was a great month for CCEP Working Papers with a large number of downloads and abstract views. In fact, we had the highest number of downloads per paper in the world. And the series is ranked third over the last 12 months.
We also had a new paper from Frank Jotzo and Peter Wood titled: Fulfilling Australia's international climate finance commitments: Which sources of financing are promising and how much could they raise?. This paper was downloaded 202 times and was a major contributor to the month's results. The other big contribution to downloads was the guest blogpost I did on the Oil Drum, which discussed my paper on the role of energy in economic growth. This generated 387 downloads! A recent much discussed paper assesses the impact of blogs on the download of papers. This again shows how being featured on a high traffic blog has an impact.
We also had a new paper from Frank Jotzo and Peter Wood titled: Fulfilling Australia's international climate finance commitments: Which sources of financing are promising and how much could they raise?. This paper was downloaded 202 times and was a major contributor to the month's results. The other big contribution to downloads was the guest blogpost I did on the Oil Drum, which discussed my paper on the role of energy in economic growth. This generated 387 downloads! A recent much discussed paper assesses the impact of blogs on the download of papers. This again shows how being featured on a high traffic blog has an impact.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Economic Logic Links CCEP Paper to Current US Political Debate
Some republican candidates for president are saying that they would create jobs by cutting regulation, and in particular environmental regulation, as recently discussed by Paul Krugman. The Economic Logic blog links Bruce Chapman's recent CCEP paper to this current US political debate. In the Australian case, the mining industry is growing and predicted job losses are in terms of fewer net jobs being created in the industry rather than absolute losses. And the headline figures ignore the number of jobs being created elsewhere. Bruce also shows how the numbers are small compared to the annual flows of workers in and out of employment. So even if the predictions are true the effects are unlikely to be noticeable to anyone in particular.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
New CCEP Working Papers
We have some new working papers from CCEP. The latest is from Zhongxiang Zhang who will be an associate in the CCEP network. It is titled "Who Should Bear the Cost of China's Carbon Emissions Embodied in Goods for Exports?".
Recently we also put up papers by Leo Dobes and Bruce Chapman "Financing Adaptation to Climate-Induced Retreat from Coastal Inundation and Erosion" and Harry Clarke and Robert Waushik: "Australia's Carbon Pricing Strategies in a Global Context".
Recently we also put up papers by Leo Dobes and Bruce Chapman "Financing Adaptation to Climate-Induced Retreat from Coastal Inundation and Erosion" and Harry Clarke and Robert Waushik: "Australia's Carbon Pricing Strategies in a Global Context".
Friday, September 2, 2011
CCEP Working Papers in August 2011
We put up several new papers and so got quite a lot of downloads this month. Papers tend to get a lot of downloads when they first appear on NEP. We got out highest number of abstract views and second highest number of downloads this month since launching the series. In terms of downloads per item, only two STATA related series rank higher in the world! But new series tend to have a high rate of downloads per item, of course.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Bunch of New CCEP Working Papers
We have added six new working papers to the series, so far in July and August:
How Many Jobs is 23,510, Really? Recasting the Mining Job Loss Debate,
Bruce Chapman and Kiatanantha Lounkaew, July 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1106
It is commonplace in Australian policy debate for groups presumed to be adversely affected by proposed policies to provide estimates of the undesirable consequences of change. A fashionable form relates to predictions of job losses for the group affected, usually accompanied by counter-claims made by the government of the day or other groups in favour of the policy. A highly public example of the above is the claim by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), based on work done in 2009 by Concept Economics (2009) that the then-planned Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) would result in 23,510 fewer jobs in Australian mining than would otherwise be the case. Our research reports on findings using three different data series and methods to put into context the supposed jobs loss figure. Our results should not be taken to mean that economic policy reform is costless to all employees who might be affected by sectoral changes in the labour market, and there remain clear roles for government to minimise the personal costs for those so disadvantaged. As well, the details of this research cannot be translated into precise analyses of the employment effects of the carbon price policy being developed by the current government. But the essential points concerning the size and meaning of mining sector employment effects should not be in dispute; the alleged Òjobs lossesÓ aspect of the climate change policy debate is not in any sense important to the overall discourse.
Nordhaus, Stern, and Garnaut: The Changing Case for Climate Change Mitigation,
Stephen Howes, Frank Jotzo, and Paul Wyrwoll, July 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1107
Today the idea that climate change requires a gradual and moderate response no longer commands consensus support among economists. A more demanding approach is gaining ground. This paper traces the changes in economic thinking concerning the case for action on climate change, through an analysis of the work of three eminent economists: William Nordhaus, Nicholas Stern and Ross Garnaut. It shows how from Nordhaus to Stern to Garnaut the case for more urgent and radical mitigation has been strengthened as temperature targets have been lowered and business-as-usual emissions projections raised. It also shows that Stern and especially Nordhaus, who has been working on this subject the longest, have changed their own views in favour of more urgent and radical mitigation. Some disagreements remain between these three economists, and some other economists have more moderate views, but the old consensus has been shattered.
Challenges in Mitigating Indonesia's CO2 Emission: The Importance of Managing Fossil Fuel Combustion,
Budy P. Resosudarmo, Frank Jotzo, Arief A, Yusuf, and Ditya A. Nurdianto, August 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1108
Indonesia is among the largest 25 carbon dioxide emitting countries when considering only fossil fuels, and among the top three or five when emissions due to deforestation and land use change are included. Emission per capita from fossil fuels are still low in comparison with other countries, but have been growing fast, and are likely to overtake those from deforestation and land use change in the future. This paper argues the importance for Indonesia to start developing strategies to mitigate its emissions from fossil fuel combustion. It analyses the main drivers of the increase in emissions, identifies the options and challenges in reducing the future growth in emissions. Policy options are reviewed that would enable the Indonesian economy to keep on growing, but with a much lower carbon output.
Green Fiscal Policy and Climate Mitigation in Indonesia,
Budy P. Resosudarmo and Abdurohman, August 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1109
In common with other archipelagic countries, Indonesia is vulnerable to such impacts of climate change as prolonged droughts, increased frequency in extreme weather events, and heavy rainfall resulting in floods. These threats, coupled with the fact that Indonesia has been declared one of the three biggest greenhouse gases emitters, has induced the Indonesian government to place a high priority on climate change issues. In particular, the government considers its fiscal policy to be a key instrument in both mitigating against and adapting to climate change. This paper reviews Indonesia's implementation of green fiscal policies and discusses recent Indonesian fiscal policy responses to its commitment to reduce its emissions by 2020. In general, one can conclude that although progress has been made in the area of green fiscal policy in Indonesia, a more vigorous approach is needed to protect Indonesia's environment and to cope with the new challenges of controlling CO2 emission in the era of climate change.
Five Perspectives on an Emerging Market: Challenges with Clean Tech Private Equity,
Eric R. W. Knight, August 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1110
Private equity investment in technologies which deliver low carbon energy has grown as an area of both economic and social performance. This article offers a perspective on some of the challenges in the industry. It relies on case studies drawn from thirty five interviews with leading clean tech investment managers across Silicon Valley, New York and London. The findings suggest that despite the long-term growth opportunities, some investors have struggled to find attractive risk-reward premiums in early stage investments.
Where in the World is it Cheapest to Cut Carbon Emissions? Ranking Countries by Total and Marginal Cost of Abatement,
David I. Stern, John C. V. Pezzey, N. Ross Lambie, August 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1111
Countries with low marginal costs of abating carbon emissions may have high total costs, and vice versa, for a given climate mitigation policy. This may help to explain different countries' policy stances on climate mitigation. We hypothesize that, under a common percentage cut in emissions intensity relative to business as usual (BAU), countries with higher BAU emissions intensities have lower marginal abatement costs, but total costs relative to output will be similar across countries; and under a common carbon price, relative total costs are higher in emissions-intensive countries. Using the results of the 22nd Energy Modeling Forum, we estimate marginal abatement cost curves for the US, EU, China, and India, which we use to estimate marginal and total costs of abatement under a number of policy options currently under international debate. The results of this analysis provide support for our hypotheses.
How Many Jobs is 23,510, Really? Recasting the Mining Job Loss Debate,
Bruce Chapman and Kiatanantha Lounkaew, July 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1106
It is commonplace in Australian policy debate for groups presumed to be adversely affected by proposed policies to provide estimates of the undesirable consequences of change. A fashionable form relates to predictions of job losses for the group affected, usually accompanied by counter-claims made by the government of the day or other groups in favour of the policy. A highly public example of the above is the claim by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), based on work done in 2009 by Concept Economics (2009) that the then-planned Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) would result in 23,510 fewer jobs in Australian mining than would otherwise be the case. Our research reports on findings using three different data series and methods to put into context the supposed jobs loss figure. Our results should not be taken to mean that economic policy reform is costless to all employees who might be affected by sectoral changes in the labour market, and there remain clear roles for government to minimise the personal costs for those so disadvantaged. As well, the details of this research cannot be translated into precise analyses of the employment effects of the carbon price policy being developed by the current government. But the essential points concerning the size and meaning of mining sector employment effects should not be in dispute; the alleged Òjobs lossesÓ aspect of the climate change policy debate is not in any sense important to the overall discourse.
Nordhaus, Stern, and Garnaut: The Changing Case for Climate Change Mitigation,
Stephen Howes, Frank Jotzo, and Paul Wyrwoll, July 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1107
Today the idea that climate change requires a gradual and moderate response no longer commands consensus support among economists. A more demanding approach is gaining ground. This paper traces the changes in economic thinking concerning the case for action on climate change, through an analysis of the work of three eminent economists: William Nordhaus, Nicholas Stern and Ross Garnaut. It shows how from Nordhaus to Stern to Garnaut the case for more urgent and radical mitigation has been strengthened as temperature targets have been lowered and business-as-usual emissions projections raised. It also shows that Stern and especially Nordhaus, who has been working on this subject the longest, have changed their own views in favour of more urgent and radical mitigation. Some disagreements remain between these three economists, and some other economists have more moderate views, but the old consensus has been shattered.
Challenges in Mitigating Indonesia's CO2 Emission: The Importance of Managing Fossil Fuel Combustion,
Budy P. Resosudarmo, Frank Jotzo, Arief A, Yusuf, and Ditya A. Nurdianto, August 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1108
Indonesia is among the largest 25 carbon dioxide emitting countries when considering only fossil fuels, and among the top three or five when emissions due to deforestation and land use change are included. Emission per capita from fossil fuels are still low in comparison with other countries, but have been growing fast, and are likely to overtake those from deforestation and land use change in the future. This paper argues the importance for Indonesia to start developing strategies to mitigate its emissions from fossil fuel combustion. It analyses the main drivers of the increase in emissions, identifies the options and challenges in reducing the future growth in emissions. Policy options are reviewed that would enable the Indonesian economy to keep on growing, but with a much lower carbon output.
Green Fiscal Policy and Climate Mitigation in Indonesia,
Budy P. Resosudarmo and Abdurohman, August 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1109
In common with other archipelagic countries, Indonesia is vulnerable to such impacts of climate change as prolonged droughts, increased frequency in extreme weather events, and heavy rainfall resulting in floods. These threats, coupled with the fact that Indonesia has been declared one of the three biggest greenhouse gases emitters, has induced the Indonesian government to place a high priority on climate change issues. In particular, the government considers its fiscal policy to be a key instrument in both mitigating against and adapting to climate change. This paper reviews Indonesia's implementation of green fiscal policies and discusses recent Indonesian fiscal policy responses to its commitment to reduce its emissions by 2020. In general, one can conclude that although progress has been made in the area of green fiscal policy in Indonesia, a more vigorous approach is needed to protect Indonesia's environment and to cope with the new challenges of controlling CO2 emission in the era of climate change.
Five Perspectives on an Emerging Market: Challenges with Clean Tech Private Equity,
Eric R. W. Knight, August 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1110
Private equity investment in technologies which deliver low carbon energy has grown as an area of both economic and social performance. This article offers a perspective on some of the challenges in the industry. It relies on case studies drawn from thirty five interviews with leading clean tech investment managers across Silicon Valley, New York and London. The findings suggest that despite the long-term growth opportunities, some investors have struggled to find attractive risk-reward premiums in early stage investments.
Where in the World is it Cheapest to Cut Carbon Emissions? Ranking Countries by Total and Marginal Cost of Abatement,
David I. Stern, John C. V. Pezzey, N. Ross Lambie, August 2011, CCEP Working Paper 1111
Countries with low marginal costs of abating carbon emissions may have high total costs, and vice versa, for a given climate mitigation policy. This may help to explain different countries' policy stances on climate mitigation. We hypothesize that, under a common percentage cut in emissions intensity relative to business as usual (BAU), countries with higher BAU emissions intensities have lower marginal abatement costs, but total costs relative to output will be similar across countries; and under a common carbon price, relative total costs are higher in emissions-intensive countries. Using the results of the 22nd Energy Modeling Forum, we estimate marginal abatement cost curves for the US, EU, China, and India, which we use to estimate marginal and total costs of abatement under a number of policy options currently under international debate. The results of this analysis provide support for our hypotheses.
Friday, July 8, 2011
CCEP Paper Published in PNAS
Just a few days ago I was talking about Robert Kaufmann's paper in PNAS and now we have a paper there is another paper in the journal deserving of a mention on this blog. Alessandro Tavoni, Astrid Dannenberg, Giorgos Kallis, and CCEP research associate Andreas Löschel have a paper on experimental economics and climate change. An earlier version appeared as a CCEP Working Paper.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
CCEP Working Papers in June 2011
We continue to get a decent rate of hits this month. Frank Jotzo and Steve Hatfield-Dodd's paper "Price Floors in Emissions Trading to Reduce Policy Related Investment Risks: an Australian View" was added right at the start of the month and proved the most popular for the month.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Crawford School Working Papers on SSRN
I still don't quite get how SSRN works despite having my own page on there. All Crawford School papers that are on SSRN are now included in the Australian National University Crawford School of Economics & Government Research Paper Series. But the Crawford School has also launched a new working paper series on SSRN titled Crawford School Research Papers. We have a bunch more paper series too as well as series of centres like CCEP.
Friday, June 3, 2011
CCEP Working Papers in May 2011
As the summer vacation gets going in the northern hemisphere, downloads and abstracts views on RePEc usually decline. So as expected there was some decline in the number of downloads that we received. We now have 14 CCEP working papers. The most popular paper this month was Frank Jotzo's paper Carbon Pricing that Builds Consensus and Reduces Australia's Emissions: Managing Uncertainties Using a Rising Fixed Price Evolving to Emissions Trading, which was released in March.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Price Floors in Emissions Trading to Reduce Policy Related Investment Risks: an Australian View
Frank Jotzo and Steve Hatfield-Dodds have a new CCEP working paper tiled: Price Floors in Emissions Trading to Reduce Policy Related Investment Risks: an Australian View, which is about the role of a price floor in a carbon emissions trading scheme in increasing the certainty of the investment environment. One of the downsides to emissions permit trading is that permit prices can be very volatile. This chart shows the EU ETS permit prices from just before the global financial crisis until later 2010:
On the other hand, a flexible price reduces the financial burden on firms during recessions. The paper looks at ways to have the best of both worlds in the most effective manner.
On the other hand, a flexible price reduces the financial burden on firms during recessions. The paper looks at ways to have the best of both worlds in the most effective manner.
Monday, May 2, 2011
CCEP Working Papers in April 2011
In April we again got a decent number of downloads following adding RePEc links into our working paper homepage. Frank Jotzo's recent paper was most popular this month.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Grattan Institute Report on Australia's Carbon Emissions Reduction Policies
The Grattan Institute has put out a report reviewing the performance of Australia's policies to reduce carbon emissions. Maybe you are surprised to find that there are quite a lot of these, actually, including some semi-market based mechanisms. The most important of these is the Renewable Energy Target. Electricity generators have to generate 20% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020. They can achieve this by purchasing certificates from providers of renewable energy. This isn't exactly a market mechanism for reducing carbon emissions themselves as only renewable sources can be used. But it is better than straight regulation.
Last week I saw a presentation on this work by John Daly (Grattan Institute CEO) at the climate policy conference CCEP held at ANU. I think the key graph is this:
This shows the size of the schemes on the left and the cost per tonne of abatement on the right. Costs are measured in terms of direct payments. Hence, efficiency standards appear to be free, which of course is not really the case. Still we clearly see that the grants and rebate schemes haven't generated much abatement and that rebates have been very costly in delivering those reductions. The market based schemes have generated large reductions at reasonable nominal costs.
Last week I saw a presentation on this work by John Daly (Grattan Institute CEO) at the climate policy conference CCEP held at ANU. I think the key graph is this:
This shows the size of the schemes on the left and the cost per tonne of abatement on the right. Costs are measured in terms of direct payments. Hence, efficiency standards appear to be free, which of course is not really the case. Still we clearly see that the grants and rebate schemes haven't generated much abatement and that rebates have been very costly in delivering those reductions. The market based schemes have generated large reductions at reasonable nominal costs.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
CCEP Working Papers in March 2011
CCEP Working Papers got a nice bounce in hits in March. I think this is partly due to us putting links to RePEc onto the CCEP website as well as releasing some new papers (also see the paper by Eric Knight and Nick Howarth and Hugh Saddler.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Two New CCEP Papers
We have two new CCEP working papers on RePEc:
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change by Alessandro Tavoni et al.
and
Carbon Pricing that Builds Consensus and Reduces Australia's Emissions: Managing Uncertainties Using a Rising Fixed Price Evolving to Emissions Trading by Frank Jotzo.
We've changed the numbering system from these two papers onwards. Now the numbers have the year as the first two digits. This is because EconPapers appears to ignore the date information in the RePEc file when compiling a list of the papers in a series. The new numbering will ensure that the most recent papers are at the top of the list. Strangely, EconPapers does use the date information to construct a list of papers for an individual. IDEAS behaves consistently in correctly using the date data.
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change by Alessandro Tavoni et al.
and
Carbon Pricing that Builds Consensus and Reduces Australia's Emissions: Managing Uncertainties Using a Rising Fixed Price Evolving to Emissions Trading by Frank Jotzo.
We've changed the numbering system from these two papers onwards. Now the numbers have the year as the first two digits. This is because EconPapers appears to ignore the date information in the RePEc file when compiling a list of the papers in a series. The new numbering will ensure that the most recent papers are at the top of the list. Strangely, EconPapers does use the date information to construct a list of papers for an individual. IDEAS behaves consistently in correctly using the date data.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
CCEP Working Papers in January 2011
We had a fairly disappointing number of abstract views/downloads this month. But we didn't put up any new papers and it is the middle of the summer here in Australia.
Monday, January 3, 2011
December 2010 Report on CCEP Working Papers
The CCEP Working Papers Series is off to a nice start in terms of downloads through RePEc. Total downloads for December were 292 with 171 abstract views. A lot of the downloads were generated by the NEP reports that the papers appeared in, which is why some papers have more downloads than abstract views. The sustainable rate of downloads will likely not be so high for those papers. Peter Wood's paper was the 25th most downloaded working paper on RePEc in December and CCEP was ranked 213th among economics working paper series globally in terms of downloads and 2nd in the World when measured by downloads per item!
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