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  <title><![CDATA[Grant to Study Regional Industry, Economic Resilience and Energy Consumption]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/" target="_blank">National Science Foundation</a>&nbsp;has awarded a three year, <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1510510&amp;HistoricalAwards=false" target="_blank">$300,000 grant</a> to understand how regional economic activities and energy use interact with each other. The effort is led by Georgia Tech School of Economics Assistant Professor Juan Moreno-Cruz with BBISS Director <a href="http://www.ce.gatech.edu/people/faculty/581/overview" target="_blank">John Crittenden</a> serving as Co-PI. The project is entitled, &quot;Regional Industrial Structure, Economic Resilience and Energy Consumption: Comparative Evaluation, Historical Analysis and Pathway towards a More Sustainable Economy.&quot;</p>

<p>Current economic models that aim to understand how energy use and efficiency interact within a regional economy are geared towards a broad scale. They also don&#39;t account well for an unintended consequence that crops up when energy efficiency is in play, known as the &quot;rebound effect.&quot; For example, energy use for lighting, as a percentage of total energy use, tends to increase as lighting technology becomes more efficient. This project will develop a model that introduces adjustments to comprehensively evaluate the economic impact of the rebound effect, as well as tailoring the model to a more regional scale. Understanding energy use and efficiency at a smaller scale will reveal how both energy efficiency and supply shocks effect a region&#39;s economic and energy resilience.</p>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/" target="_blank">National Science Foundation</a>&nbsp;has awarded a three year,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1510510&amp;HistoricalAwards=false" target="_blank">$300,000 grant</a>&nbsp;to understand how regional economic activities and energy use interact with each other. The effort is led by Georgia Tech School of Economics Assistant Professor&nbsp;Juan Moreno-Cruz&nbsp;with BBISS Director&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ce.gatech.edu/people/faculty/581/overview" target="_blank">John Crittenden</a>&nbsp;serving as Co-PI. The project is entitled, &quot;Regional Industrial Structure, Economic Resilience and Energy Consumption: Comparative Evaluation, Historical Analysis and Pathway towards a More Sustainable Economy.&quot;</p>
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