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Improving energy efficiency through technology : Trends, investment behaviour and policy design / ed. by  Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Henri L.F. de Groot and Peter Mulder. Edward Elgar, 2011, 352 p. Hardback 978 1 84542 390 2, £89.95http://www.e-elgar.com/bookentry_main.lasso?id=3830Table of contents :Introduction1. Energy Efficiency and Technological Change / Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Henri L.F. de Groot and Peter MulderPart I: Trends in energy efficiency2. A Spatial Perspective on Global Energy Productivity Trends / Peter Mulder, Raymond J.G.M. Florax and Henri L.F. de Groot3. Energy-Productivity Performance Across 14 OECD Countries: The Role of Energy-Extensive Sectors / Peter Mulder and Henri L.F. de Groot4. Using Physical Indicators to Monitor Energy Efficiency in Energy-Extensive Sectors / Andrea Ramírez, Martin K. Patel and Kornelis Blok5. Monitoring Energy Use and Energy Efficiency in the Dutch Service Sector / Andrea Ramírez, Martin K. Patel and Kornelis BlokPart II: Technology and investment behaviour6. Adoption Criteria, Diffusion and Firm Size: The Role of Learning in Reconciling Theories of Endogenous Technical Change with Empirical Evidence / Greg W. Hunter7. A Meta-Regression Analysis of the Investment–Uncertainty Relationship / Mark J. Koetse, Henri L.F. de Groot and Raymond J.G.M. Florax8. The Effects of Uncertainty on Investments: Analysing the Environmental Impact of Energy Market Liberalization / Daan P. van Soest and Henri L.F. de GrootPart III: Energy policy design9. Energy Investment Behaviour: Firm Heterogeneity and Subsidy Design / Daan P. van Soest and Herman R.J. Vollebergh10. Effectiveness of Energy Policies in the Service Sector / Kornelis Blok, Suzanne Joosen and Mirjam Harmelink11. Energy Model and Policy Advice: The Effect of Model Choice / Willem J.H. van Groenendaal12. Conclusions and Future Research / Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Henri L.F. de Groot and Peter Mulder&#160;