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Decision Frameworks and the Investment in R&D

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  • Baker, Erin
  • Olaleye, Olaitan
  • Reis, Lara Aleluia

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In this paper we provide an overview of decision frameworks aimed at crafting an energy technology Research & Development portfolio, based on the results of three large expert elicitation studies and a large scale energy-economic model. We introduce importance sampling as a technique for integrating elicitation data and large IAMs into decision making under uncertainty models. We show that it is important to include both parts of this equation – the prospects for technological advancement and the interactions of the technologies in and with the economy. We find that investment in energy technology R&D is important even in the absence of climate policy. We illustrate the value of considering dynamic two-stage sequential decision models under uncertainty for identifying alternatives with option value. Finally, we consider two frameworks that incorporate ambiguity aversion. We suggest that these results may be best used to guide future research aimed at improving the set of elicitation data. This is a pre-print version of the article “Decision frameworks and the investment in R&D” by Erin Baker, Olaitan Olaleye, Lara Aleluia Reis, published in Energy Policy, Volume 80, May 2015, Pages 275-285, ISSN 0301-4215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2015.01.027.

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  • Baker, Erin & Olaleye, Olaitan & Reis, Lara Aleluia, 2015. "Decision Frameworks and the Investment in R&D," Climate Change and Sustainable Development 204431, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:feemcl:204431
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.204431
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    1. Bosetti, Valentina & Marangoni, Giacomo & Borgonovo, Emanuele & Diaz Anadon, Laura & Barron, Robert & McJeon, Haewon C. & Politis, Savvas & Friley, Paul, 2015. "Sensitivity to energy technology costs: A multi-model comparison analysis," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 244-263.
    2. Bistline, John E., 2016. "Energy technology R&D portfolio management: Modeling uncertain returns and market diffusion," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 183(C), pages 1181-1196.
    3. Baker, Erin & Bosetti, Valentina & Salo, Ahti, 2020. "Robust portfolio decision analysis: An application to the energy research and development portfolio problem," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 284(3), pages 1107-1120.
    4. Milford, James & Henrion, Max & Hunter, Chad & Newes, Emily & Hughes, Caroline & Baldwin, Samuel F., 2022. "Energy sector portfolio analysis with uncertainty," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 306(PA).

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