The Journal of Energy and Development, spring 2006, volume 31, number 2

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ZhongXiang Zhang, “The World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund and China.” This paper first discusses why China hesitated to sign up as a host country... (More) ZhongXiang Zhang, “The World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund and China.” This paper first discusses why China hesitated to sign up as a host country of the World Bank's prototype carbon fund (PCF) projects until September 2003. Then the paper explains what has led China eventually to endorse the PCF projects.

Michael D. Williams, “Update on Alaska.” The year 2006 was eventful for the state of Alaska as the government changed its production tax on oil and gas and negotiated a contract to develop the natural gas reserves on Alaska's North Slope. This paper reviews the Alaska's production tax, titled the Petroleum Profits Tax and compares it to the system that was in place that used the Economic Limit Factor.

Jack A. Fuller and Aseem Tiwari, “Reciprocating Engines: Their Use as a Source of Distributed Power Generation in North America.” A primary objective of this research paper was to focus on a study of reciprocating engines to determine the approximate aggregate number operating on the North American continent and their use for distributed power generation.

Yoshikazu Kobayashi, “Energy Security in Northeast Asia.” This paper looks at the energy security issues facing countries in Northeast Asia and ways that they mitigate these risks.

Volkan Ş Ediger and Hüseyin Tathdil, “Energy as an Indicator of Human Development: A Statistical Approach.” The article discusses the possibility of integrating energy-related indicators into the HDI (Human Development Index).

Lykke E. Andersen, Johann Caro, Robert Faris, and Mauricio Medinaceli, “Natural Gas and Inequality in Bolivia after Nationalization,” The high oil prices and the sharp increases in royalties mean that the natural gas boom in Bolivia has become very important for the economy. This paper uses a computable general equilibrium model to assess the impacts of this boom on key macroeconomic variables as well as the distribution of incomes.

Abbas Valadkhani, “Macroeconomic Modeling in an Oil-Exporting Country: The Case of Iran,” The review undertaken in this paper discusses some of the major deficiencies and the strength of the earlier macroeconometric models constructed for Iran as a typical oil-exporting country.

Carlos Rodríguez Monroy and Antonio San Segundo Hernández, “Main Issues in Financing Electrification Projects in Rural Areas,” This paper looks at the main issues in financing electrification projects in rural areas and their long-term sustainability. (Less)