User Guide for the International Jobs and Economic Development Impacts Model

Keyser, David¹  Flores-Espino, Francisco¹  Uriarte, Caroline¹  Cox, Sadie¹ 

[1] National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

关键词: I-JEDI;    international jobs and economic development;    renewable energy;    economic modeling;    input-output modeling;    gross domestic product;    employment impacts;    earnings;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1326732
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--6A20-67036
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1326732

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The International Jobs and Economic Development Impacts (I-JEDI) model is a freely available economic model that estimates gross economic impacts from wind, solar, and geothermal energy projects for several different countries. Building on the original JEDI model, which was developed for the United States, I-JEDI was developed under the USAID Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS) program to support countries in assessing economic impacts of LEDS actions in the energy sector. I-JEDI estimates economic impacts by characterizing the construction and operation of energy projects in terms of expenditures and the portion of these expenditures made within the country of analysis. These data are then used in a country-specific input-output (I-O) model to estimate employment, earnings, gross domestic product (GDP), and gross output impacts. Total economic impacts are presented as well as impacts by industry. This user guide presents general information about how to use I-JEDI and interpret results as well as detailed information about methodology and model limitations.