简析中日能源联合议价的成本收益

作为世界第二和第三的大能源消费国,中国和日本在分散竞争的条件下承受了过多的进口成本。本文在分析能源商品的价格决定因素基础上,探讨中日两国进行能源联合议价的成本与收益。认为这种努力可以在消除能源的亚洲溢价、减少能源竞争成本、促进亚洲能源期货市场发展、增强区域经济联系等方面获得显著收益。同时,联合议价的经济成本比较小,国家安全成本和政治成本则在两国之间存在不对称性,并且难以量化。

Analysis of Cost and Profit of Negotiating Price of Energy by China and Japan Jointly

China,the second consumer-country,and Japan,the third consumer-country,endure excessive import cost because of individual competition.This dissertation analyzes the decisive factor of the price of energy,and discusses the cost and the profit of negotiating price of energy by China and Japan jointly.This arride points out that through negotiating price of energy,China and Japan can get obvious profit in some aspects,for example,Asian Premium of energy can be eliminated;cost of energy competition profit can be reduced;the development of Asian energy futures market can be improved;regional economic connection can be increased.Economic cost of negotiating price jointly is little,meanwhile,national security cost and political cost are asymmetrical between the two countries,and they are difficult to quantify.