Energy consumption and production have major influences on the economy, environment, and society, but in return they are also influenced by how the economy is structured, how the social institutions work, and how the society deals with environmental degradation. The need for integrated assessment of the relationship between energy, economy, environment, and society is clear, and this handbook offers an in-depth review of all four pillars of the energy-economy-environment-society nexus.

Bringing together contributions from all over the world, this handbook includes sections devoted to each of the four pillars. Moreover, as the financialization of commodity markets has made risk analysis more complicated and intriguing, the sections also cover energy commodity markets and their links to other financial and non-financial markets. In addition, econometric modeling and the forecasting of energy needs, as well as energy prices and volatilities, are also explored. Each part emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of the energy economics field and from this perspective, chapters offer a review of models and methods used in the literature.

The Routledge Handbook of Energy Economics will be of great interest to all those studying and researching in the area of energy economics. It offers guideline suggestions for policy makers as well as for future research.

Energy consumption and production influence the economy, environment and society, but are also influenced by how the economy is structured, how the social institutions work, and how the society deals with environmental degradation. This handbook offers an in-depth review of the four pillars of the energy-economy-environment-society nexus.

Part 1 Energy and economy 1.Energy demand, Govinda Timilsina 2.Energy and economic growth, David Stern 3.Oil prices and the macroeconomy, Lance Bachmeier and Michael Plante 4.Economics of renewable energy, Painuly J. Prasad and Norbert Wohlgemuth 5.Energy efficiency and economy-wide rebound: realising a net gain to society, Lisa Ryan, Karen Turner, and Nina Campbell 6.Economic impacts of energy transition, Christian Lutz and Ulrike Lehr 7.Electricity market integration, Lillian M. de Menezes and Michael Tamvakis 8.Analysis of Macroeconomic Impacts of Energy Security Improvements in Asia, Deepak Sharma, Suwin Sandu, Muyi Yang Part 2 Energy and environment 9.Energy and climate, Richard S.J. Tol 10.Carbon emissions and energy use, Yi-Ming Wei and Lan-Cui Liu 11.Energy economics and environment of energy systems, Janie Ling-Chin, K. Rajendran, and A.P. Roskilly 12.Renewable energy policy, Travis Roach 13.The energy water nexus, Benjamin K. Sovacool 14.Low carbon economy and smart grids, Cédric Clastres and Patrice Geoffron 15.The role of carbon pricing in the Paris agreement, Izzet Ari and Ramazan Sari Part 3 Energy and society 16.The impact of climate change and the social cost of carbon, Richard S.J. Tol 17.Energy and the public: the economic relevance of citizens’ engagement, Alessandro Sciullo, Anna Pellizzone 18.Quality of life and energy use: Is there a fair energy use level?, Olcay Aydemir and Ugur Soytas 19.Responsible investment, Aled Jones 20.Energy economics as an energy justice dilemma: Case studies of normative trade-offs in Malawi, Mexico, and Germany, Kirsten Jenkins, Shanil Samarakoon, and Paul Munro Part 4 Energy and other markets 21.Oil spot and futures prices, Nikki Kantelis, Bradley T. Ewing 22.Oil and stock prices, Perry Sadorsky 23.The role of oil price volatility in the real and financial economy: a survey review, Nicholas Apergis 24.Mutual Funds and Energy Sector, Alper Gormus 25.Oil prices and other energy commodities, Syed Basher 26.Oil and agricultural commodity prices, Saban Nazlioglu 27.Oil prices and exchange rates, Hassan Anjum and Farooq Malik 28.Volatility spillovers on oil and forex markets, Jozef Baruník and Evzen Kocenda 29.Economic and social challenges of Smart Grids, Daniela Velte and Guillermo Gil Part 5 Energy Modelling 30.CGE models in energy economics, Ken’ichi Matsumoto and Shinichiro Fujimori 31.'A Methodological Framework for Assessing Macroeconomic Impacts of Energy Security Improvements in Asia, Deepak Sharma, Suwin Sandu, Muyi Yang 32.Top-down and bottom-up models, Bora Kat 33.Macro-econometric and structural models, Ulrike Lehr and Christian Lutz 34.Index decomposition analysis: Models and applications, Tian Goh and B.W. Ang 35.Electricity price forecasting, Rafal Weron and Florian Ziel 36.Paths and processes in complex electricity markets: the agent based perspective, Alessandro Sciullo, Elena Vallino, Martina Iori, and Magda Fontana 37.Behavioral Economics and Energy Market, Ozlem Ozdemir 38.The use of foresight in energy policy, Erik Laes 39.Multi-criteria decision analysis for energy policy, Laurence Stamford, Burcin Atilgan, Jasmin Cooper and Adisa Azapagic Index