U¿ur Soytä is a Professor in the Department of Business Administration and the Earth System Science Graduate Program at the Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey. He is the co-editor of the Energy Economics journal.

Ramazan Sar¿ is a Professor in the Department of Business Administration, Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey. He is the Dean of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at METU.

Preface. Introduction. Part I Energy and economy. 1. Energy demand. 2. Energy and economic growth. 3. Oil prices and the macroeconomy. 4. Economics of renewable energy. 5. Energy efficiency and economy-wide rebound: realising a net gain to society? 6. Economic impacts of energy transition. 7. Electricity market integration. 8. Analysis of Macroeconomic Impacts of Energy Security Improvements in Asia. Part II Energy and environment. 9. Energy and climate. 10. Carbon emissions and energy use. 11. Energy economics and environment of energy systems. 12. Renewable energy policy. 13. The energy-water nexus. 14. Low carbon economy and smart grids. 15. The role of carbon pricing in the Paris agreement. Part III Energy and society. 16. The impact of climate change and the social cost of carbon. 17. Energy and the public: the economic relevance of citizens' engagement. 18. Quality of life and energy use: is there a fair energy use level?. 19. Responsible investment. 20. Energy economics as an energy justice dilemma: case studies of normative trade-offs in Malawi, Mexico, and Germany. Part IV Energy and other markets. 21. Oil spot and futures prices. 22. Oil and stock prices. 23. The role of oil price volatility in the real and financial economy: a survey review. 24. Mutual Funds and the Energy Sector. 25. Oil prices and other energy commodities. 26. Oil and agricultural commodity prices. 27. Oil prices and exchange rates. 28. Volatility spillovers on oil and forex markets. 29. Economic and social challenges of Smart Grids. Part V Energy Modeling. 30. CGE models in energy economics. 31. A Methodological Framework for Assessing Macroeconomic Impacts of Energy Security Improvements in Asia. 32. Top-down and bottom-up models. 33. Macro-econometric and structural models. 34. Index decomposition analysis: models and applications. 35. Electricity price forecasting. 36. Paths and processes in complex electricity markets: the agent-based perspective. 37. Behavioral Economics and Energy Market. 38. The use of foresight in energy policy. 39. Multi-criteria decision analysis for energy policy. Index