ETA-MACRO: a progress report

摘要: The ETA-MACRO model is designed to estimate the extent of two-way linkage between energy sector and balance economy. It represents a merger ETA (a process analysis for technology assessment) macroeconomic growth providing substitution capital, labor inputs. This progress report contains five individual chapters. first two are oriented toward computer user. They describe new features, variable time horizon load duration submodel, that will lead greater flexibility in applications. third chapter describes backcasting experiment, employing 1970-80 US data key parameters affect degree coupling electric demands growth. Chapters 4 5 refer international applications Canada, Mexico OECD region as whole. In analyses Canada Mexico, special emphasis placed upon domestic pricing resource depletion policies. For nations, applied examine links their supplies, demands, imports world oil prices.