Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Sæther, B. and A. Neumann (202x): Fat tails in German natural gas prices. Energy Journal, forthcoming.
S. Wilberg, V. Kjellevoll, F. Holz and A. Neumann (2025): Impact of ESG performance on the cost of capital in the energy, utilities, and basic materials sector. Utilities Policies 97:102016, doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2025.102016
Zwickl-Bernhard, S., A. Neumann, M. Olleik, and H.M. Dbouk (2025): Market organization in low-income countries’ microgrids: Insights from electricity demand elasticity and game-theory optimization. Case Study: Lebanon. IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy, and Regulation, doi: 10.1109/TEMPR.2025.3585959.
Sæther, B. and A. Neumann (2025): Changes in volatility spillover effects in electricity markets when adding interconnectors: Evidence from Denmark. 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), Lisbon, Portugal, 2025, doi: 10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050110.
Jamissen, D., J. Vatne, F. Holz and A. Neumann (2024): The price elasticity of natural gas demand of small consumers in Germany during the energy crisis 2022. Energy Efficiency, 17:98.
Csercsik, D. and A. Neumann (2024): Solidarity in natural gas storage: A potential allocation mechanism of stored quantities among several players during times of crisis. The Energy Journal, 45(5):91-103.
Martin, J., A. Golab., G. Durakovic, S. Zwickl-Bernhard, H. Auer and A. Neumann (2024): Modeling cost-optimal fuel choices for truck, ship, and airplane fleets: The impact of sustainability commitments. Energy, 208, 132882.
Zwickl-Bernhard, S. and A. Neumann (2024): Modelling Europe's role in the global LNG market 2040: Balancing decarbonization goals, energy security, and geopolitical tensions. Energy, 301, 131612.
Sæther, B. and A. Neumann (2024): The effect of the 2022 energy crisis on electricity markets ashore the North Sea. Energy Economics, 131, 107380.
Neumann, A. (2024): Sustainable infrastructure and energy commodities for sector integration. Energy Policy, 186, 113923.
Martin, J., E. Dimanchev and A. Neumann (2023): Carbon abatement costs for hydrogen fuels in hard-to-abate transport sectors. Advances in Applied Energy 100156.
earlier version: Martin, J., E. Dimanchev and A. Neumann (2022): Carbon abatement costs for hydrogen fuels in hard-toabate transport sectors and potential climate policy mixes. Working paper 2022-017. Cambridge, MA:MIT-CEEPR.
Yao, Y., H. Du, H. Zon, P. Zhou, C. Henggeler, A. Neumann, S. Yeh and S. Thomas (2023): Fifty years of Energy Policy: A bibliometric overview. Energy Policy, 183, 113769.
Martin, J., A. Neumann and A. Ødegård (2023): Renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels versus fossil fuels for trucking, shipping and aviation: A holistic cost model. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 186, 113637.
earlier version: Martin, J., A. Ødegård and A. Neumann (2022): Sustainable hydrogen fuels versus fossil fuels for trucking, shipping and aviation: A dynamic cost model. Working paper 2022-010. Cambridge, MA: MIT-CEEPR.
Sorge, L. and A. Neumann (2021): Warhead of energy: Exploring the linkages between civilian nuclear power and nuclear weapons in seven countries. Energy Research & Social Science 81.
Sorge, L., A. Neumann, C.v. Hirschhausen and B. Wealer (2020): Democratic quality, development, and nuclear warheads: Reviewing the global determinants for the introduction of nuclear power. Energy Research & Social Science 63.
earlier version: Sorge, L., A. Neumann, C.v. Hirschhausen and B. Wealer (2019): Nuclear power, democracy, development, and nuclear warheads: Determinants for introducing nuclear power. DIW Discussion Paper 1811.
Sorge, L. and A. Neumann (2020): Beyond the inverted U-shape: Challenging the long-term relationship of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy 9(2).
Holz, F., Ch. Karakosta and A. Neumann (2019): The challenges of temporal and spatial aggregation in energy: Modelling issues, applications and policy implications. Utilities Policy 62.
Zaklan, A., J. Abrell and A. Neumann (2016): Stationarity changes in long-run energy commodity prices. Energy Economics 59:96-103.
Neumann, A., M. Nieswand and T. Schubert (2016): Estimating alternative technology sets in nonparametric efficiency analysis: Restriction tests for panel and clustered data. Journal of Productivity Analysis 45(1):35-51.
Neumann, A., J. Rosellón and H. Weigt (2015): Removing cross-border capacity bottlenecks in the European natural gas market - A proposed merchant-regulatory mechanism. Networks and Spatial Economics 15(1):149-181.
Neumann, A. and C.v. Hirschhausen (2015): Natural gas: An overview of a lower-carbon transformation fuel. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 9(1):64-84.
Zaklan, A., A. Cullmann, A. Neumann and C.v. Hirschhausen (2012): The globalization of steam coal markets and the role of logistics: An empirical analysis. Energy Economics 42(1):105-116.
Nieswand, M., A. Cullmann and A. Neumann (2010): Overcoming data limitations in nonparametric benchmarking: Applying PCA-DEA to natural gas transmission. Review of Network Economics 9(2).
Meran, G., C.v. Hirschhausen and A. Neumann (2010): Access pricing and network expansion in natural gas markets. Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft 34(3):179-183.
Stronzik, M., M. Rammerstorfer and A. Neumann (2009): Does the European natural gas market pass the competitive benchmark of the theory of storage? Indirect tests for three major trading points. Energy Policy 37(12):5432-5439.
Neumann, A. (2009): Linking natural gas markets Is LNG doing its job? Energy Journal 30(SI):187-199.
Hirschhausen, C.v., A. Neumann and H. Weigt (2009): Divestiture as an instrument of a pro-active competition policy: Conceptual issues and lessons from international experiences. The Electricity Journal 23(3):57-69.
Rüster, S. and A. Neumann (2009): Linking alternative theories of the firm: A first empirical application to the liquefied natural gas industry. Journal of Institutional Economics 5(1):47-64.
Rüster, S. and A. Neumann (2008): The prospects for liquefied natural gas development in the US energy policy. Energy Policy 36(8):3150-3158.
Hirschhausen, C.v. and A. Neumann (2008): Long-term contracts and asset specificity revisited: An empirical analysis of producer-importer relations in the natural gas industry. Review of Industrial Organization 32(2):131-143.
Hirschhausen, C.v., A. Neumann and S. Rüster (2007): Wettbewerb im Ferntransport von Erdgas? Technisch- ökonomische Grundlagen und Anwendung auf Deutschland. Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft 31(3):183-193.
Neumann, A., B. Siliverstovs and C.v. Hirschhausen (2006): Convergence of European spot market prices for natural gas? A real-time analysis of market integration using the Kalman Filter. Applied Economics Letters 13(11):727-732.
Siliverstovs, B., G. L'Hegaret, A. Neumann and C.v. Hirschhausen (2005): International market integration for gas? Cointegration analysis of gas prices in Europe, North America and Japan. Energy Economics 27(4):603-615.
Neumann, A. and C.v. Hirschhausen (2004): Less long term gas to Europe? A quantitative analysis of European long term gas-supply contracts. Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft 28(3):175-182.
Increasing building energy efficiency through deep reinforcement learning (with H.-K. Ovanger and R. Egging-Bratseth).
Pricing curves in European natural gas: A tale of liquidity, storage, and efficiency (with B. Sæther).
A model-based analysis of the AggregateEU mechanism (with D. Csercsik, B. Takácsné Tóth, P. Kotek, and L. A. Koczy).
The CBAM trinity of European LNG supply: Global trade flows, supply chain emissions and geopolitics (with S. Zwickl-Bernhard and A. Creti)
Regulatory framework for hydrogen hubs: Taking stock and looking ahead (with L. Langer, B. Fram and M. Bjørndal).
Electricity Policies and Market Dynamics in Nepal: Implications for Renewable Integration and Regional Trade (with R. Shah, S. Mishra, B. Adhikary, and S. Gurung)
EASAC (2023): The future of gas. EASAC Policy Report 46. EASAC Publications Oce, Bulgaria. ISBN 978-619-92418-3-7.
Neumann, A. (ed.), J. Edmonds, D. Emberson, S.A. Gabriel, F. Holz, P.I. Karstad, C.A. Klöckner, L.O. Nord, J. Rua, B.G. Pollet, P. Rasmussen, C. Skar, A. Sørensen, A. Tomasgard and S. Yu (2021): The Role of Natural Gas in Europe towards 2050. NETI Policy Report 01/2021, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. ISBN 978-82-994575-4-5.
Neumann, A., L. Göke, F. Holz, C. Kemfert and C.v. Hirschhausen (2018): Natural gas supply: No need for another Baltic Sea pipeline. DIW Weekly Report 27/2018.
Neumann, A., L. Göke, F. Holz, C. Kemfert and C.v. Hirschhausen (2018): Erdgasversorgung: Weitere Ostsee-Pipeline ist überüssig. DIW Berlin Wochenbericht 27/2018.
Neumann, A., S. Rüster and C.v. Hirschhausen (2015): Long-Term contracts in the natural gas industry - Literature survey and data on 426 contracts (1965-2014). DIW Berlin Data Documentation 77.
Neumann, A., M. Ponce and C.v. Hirschhausen (2013): Internationale Erdgaspreise: Marktsegmentierung und Transaktionskosten führen zu dauerhafter Preisdivergenz. DIW Berlin Wochenbericht 47/2013.
Zaklan, A., A. Neumann and C.v. Hirschhausen (2011): Welt-Metallmärkte: steigende Preise bei hoher Marktkonzentration. DIW Berlin Wochenbericht 19/2011.
Hirschhausen, C.v., C. Haftendorn, J. Herold, F. Holz, A. Neumann and S. Rüster (2010): Europe's coal supply security: Obstacles to carbon capture and storage. CEPS Policy Brief 223, Brussels.
Engerer, H., M. Horn and A. Neumann (2009): Bei erneutem Gasstreit zwischen Ukraine und Russland: Wäre Europa jetzt gewappnet? DIW Berlin Wochenbericht 48/2009.
Neumann, A. and J.-H. Niehues (2008): Die Energierohstowirtschaft Albertas. ifo Dresden berichtet 3/2008.
Hirschhausen, C.v., A. Neumann and H. Weigt (2008): Horizontale Entechtung als aktive Wettbewerbspolitik. Wirtschaftsdienst 88(5):322-325.
Rhiel, A. B. Heitzer, B.A. Bonekamp, C.v. Hirschhausen, A. Neumann and H. Weigt (2008): Deutsche Energiemärkte brauchen mehr Wettbewerb. ifo Schnelldienst 1/2008, 1315.
Contribution to the International Energy Agency Publication Security of Gas Supply in Open Markets LNG and Power at a Turning Point, Paris, OECD (2004).
Hirschhausen, C.v., A. Kappeler and A. Neumann (2003): Infrastrukturausbau in Europa: Mehr Investitionen und höhere Effizienz durch bessere Regulierung? Ergebnisse einer internationalen Konferenz des DIW Berlin. DIW Berlin Wochenbericht 49/03.
Hirschhausen, C.v. and A. Neumann (2003): Liberalisierung der europäischen Gaswirtschaft: Neue Regulierungsbehörde soll mehr Wettbewerb schaffen. DIW Berlin Wochenbericht 36-37/03.
Egging-Bratseth, R., A. Neumann and Midthun, K.T. (2025): Natural gas networks. In: Lundgren, T., Bostian, M., Managi, S. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Energy, Natural Resource, and Environmental Economics, 2e. Vol. 1, pp. 101-114.USA: Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323910132
Holz, F., J. Egerer, C. Gerbaulet, P.-Y. Oei, R. Mendelevitch, A. Neumann and C.v. Hirschhausen (2018): Energy infrastructures for the low-carbon transformation in Europe. in: "Energiewende 'Made in Germany' - Low carbon electricity sector reform in the European context", C.v. Hirschhausen, C. Gerbaulet, C. Kemfert, C. Lorenz, P.-Y. Oei (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 283-317.
Cullmann, A. and A. Neumann (2012): What's the story with natural gas markets in Europe? Empirical evidence from spot trade data. Conference Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM) (IEEE).
Neumann, A. (2012): Book Review Competition, contracts and electricity markets: A new perspective J.-M. Glachant, D. Finon and A. de Hauteclocque (eds.). Loyola de Palacio Series on European Energy Policy, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2011. in: Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 1(3):131-133.
Hirschhausen, C.v., C. Haftendorn, T. Winke and A. Neumann (2012): Fossil Fuel Availability until 2050 - The Real Shortage will be the CO2-Budget. In: J.-M. Glachant, N. Ahner, L. Meeus (eds.) (2012): "EU Energy Innovation Policy Towards 2050", Clayes & Casteels Publ.
Piekkola, H., M. Lintamo, R. Riley, C. Robinson, K. Geppert, B. Görzig, A. Neumann, M. Henningsen, T. Skjerpen, S. Jurajda, M. Stancik and M. Verbic (2011): Firm-level intangible capital in six countries: Finland, Norway, the UK, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. Intangible Capital - Driver of Growth in Europe, 63.
Hirschhausen, C.v., F. Holz, A. Neumann and S. Rüster (2010): Supply security and natural gas. In: F. Lévêque et al. (eds.) (2010): Security of energy supply in Europe: Natural gas, nuclear, and hydrogen, Edward Elgar Publ.
Neumann, A. and G. Zachmann (2009): Expected vs. observed storage usage: Limits to intertemporal arbitrage. In: Creti, Anna (2009): The economics of natural gas storage: A European perspective, pp. 17-35. Springer.
Agrell, P. J., P. Bogetoft, A. Cullmann, C.v. Hirschhausen, A. Neumann and M. Walter, M. (2008): Ergebnisdokumentation: Bestimmung der Ezienzwerte Verteilernetzbetreiber Strom. Consultation Report, Bundesnetzagentur.
Hirschhausen, C.v., A. Neumann and S. Rüster (2007): Competition in natural gas transportation? Technical and economic fundamentals and an application to Germany. Working Paper WP-GG-21b, TU Dresden.
Rüster, S. and A. Neumann (2006): Corporate strategies along the LNG value added chain - An empirical analysis of the determinants of vertical integration. Working Paper WP-GG-17, TU Dresden.
Measuring competitiveness of commodity markets using price signals and information theory (with H. Hamie, A. Hoayek, and H. Auer).
Resource revenues, economic output, and public sector corruption in the MENA Region (with L. Sorge).
Sorge, L. and A. Neumann (2019): The Impact of population, affluence, technology, and urbanization on CO2 emissions across income groups. DIW Discussion Paper 1812.
Sorge, L. and A. Neumann (2017): The nexus of CO2-emissions, energy consumption and economic growth in WTO countries. DIW Discussion Paper 1699.
Ponce, M. und A. Neumann (2014): Elasticities of supply for the US natural gas market. DIW Discussion Paper 1372.
Neumann, A. and K. Neuhoff (2011): Facilitating low-carbon investments - Lessons from natural gas. DIW Berlin Discussion Paper 1154.
Geppert, K. and A. Neumann (2011): Regional patterns of intangible capital, agglomeration eects and localised spillovers in Germany. DIW Berlin Discussion Paper 1112.
Zaklan, A., G. Zachmann and A. Neumann (2010): Dynamics of crude oil production. DIW Berlin Discussion Paper 1075.
Neumann, A., N. Viehrig and H. Weigt (2009): InTraGas - A stylized model of the European natural gas network. Working Paper WP-RM-16, TU Dresden.
Stronzik, M., M. Rammerstorfer and A. Neumann (2008): Wettbewerb im Markt für Erdgasspeicher. WIK Diskussionsbeitrag Nr. 305.