<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The global economic system is facing multiple challenges in terms of social development, technology and innovation, as well as sustainability needs. As a result, the value of existing assets is changing globally depending on the scarcity, necessity and effects on the business field leading to increased prices of traditional sources of energy and increased competition in the economic field. Thus, the EU energy market has progressed in reducing its dependence on external energy sourcing, by increasing production of renewable energy, such as wind or solar, as well as by further integration of the electric grid. Based on the Pearson coefficient this article intends to research the correlations between the economic, energy and house prices in recent years and the future possible impacts depending on their evolution. For example, gas prices in the past decade increasing household costs in most countries due to the dependence on third parties for energy, lead to the need of increasing the share of renewable energy in total energy consumption, which have consequently decreased electricity prices since 2008. However, this development has still not solved the additional costs issue of households due to the new technologies implemented although wind and solar energy receive in general low margins. Such energy issues, as well as the increased housing prices after the financial crisis in 2008 have caused on their own an additional burden on the economy and households spending income in the next years following.</p></abstract>

The global economic system is facing multiple challenges in terms of social development, technology and innovation, as well as sustainability needs. As a result, the value of existing assets is changing globally depending on the scarcity, necessity and effects on the business field leading to increased prices of traditional sources of energy and increased competition in the economic field. Thus, the EU energy market has progressed in reducing its dependence on external energy sourcing, by increasing production of renewable energy, such as wind or solar, as well as by further integration of the electric grid. Based on the Pearson coefficient this article intends to research the correlations between the economic, energy and house prices in recent years and the future possible impacts depending on their evolution. For example, gas prices in the past decade increasing household costs in most countries due to the dependence on third parties for energy, lead to the need of increasing the share of renewable energy in total energy consumption, which have consequently decreased electricity prices since 2008. However, this development has still not solved the additional costs issue of households due to the new technologies implemented although wind and solar energy receive in general low margins. Such energy issues, as well as the increased housing prices after the financial crisis in 2008 have caused on their own an additional burden on the economy and households spending income in the next years following.

Correlations between energy economy and housing market prices in the EU-impacts on future sustainability

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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The global economic system is facing multiple challenges in terms of social development, technology and innovation, as well as sustainability needs. As a...

Correlations between energy economy and housing market prices in the EU-impacts on future sustainability

Publié en ligne: 26 août 2017

Pages: 45 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/picbe-2017-0005

Mots clés
energy, correlations, house price index, renewable energy, economy

© 2017 Maria Alexandra Maassen, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Correlations between energy economy and housing market prices in the EU-impacts on future sustainability

Publié en ligne: 26 août 2017

Pages: 45 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/picbe-2017-0005

Mots clésenergy, correlations, house price index, renewable energy, economy

© 2017 Maria Alexandra Maassen, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
energy, correlations, house price index, renewable energy, economy