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(1)whereET i exosomatic throughput;GDP i gross domestic product in sector i;EMR i exosomatic metabolic rate for sector i is final energy consumed in that sector per hour<strong>of</strong> human activity;SIHA i saturation index for human activity in sector i is the percentage <strong>of</strong> human activity used foractivities in sector i;ELP i exosomatic labor productivity in the paid work compartment is GDPi produced perhour <strong>of</strong> human activity in sector i.This alternative approach would explain the source <strong>of</strong> differences in energy intensities in differentsectors <strong>and</strong> guide the policymakers in elaborating their structural change strategies.AcknowledgementsFunding for this research was provided by the EU Project “Synergies in Multi-scale Inter-Linkages <strong>of</strong>Eco-social systems” (SMILE), Seven Framework Programme, Theme 8, Socioeconomic Sciences <strong>and</strong>Humanities (SSH), Grant no. 217213. The authors would like to thank Sorin Dinu for his extremelyvaluable input to the structural change discussion.ReferencesGeorgescu-Roegen, N., 1971. The Entropy Law <strong>and</strong> the Economic Process, Harvard University Press,Cambridge, MAGiampietro, M., Mayumi, K., 2000a. Multiple-scale integrated assessment <strong>of</strong> societal metabolism:introducing the approach. Population <strong>and</strong> Environment 22 (2), 109–153.Giampietro, M., Mayumi, K., 2000b. Multiple-scale integrated assessment <strong>of</strong> societal metabolism:integrating biophysical <strong>and</strong> economic representations across scales. Population <strong>and</strong> Environment22 (2), 155–210.Giampietro M., 2003. Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis <strong>of</strong> Agro-ecosystems. CRC Press, Boca RatonGiampietro, M., Mayumi, K., Ramos-Martin, J., 2009. Multi-scale integrated analysis <strong>of</strong> societal <strong>and</strong>ecosystem metabolism (MuSIASEM): theoretical concepts <strong>and</strong> basic rationale. Energy 34 (3), 313–322.Iorgulescu, R.I., Polimeni, J.M., 2009. A multi-scale integrated analysis <strong>of</strong> the energy use in Romania,Bulgaria, Pol<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Hungary. Energy 34 (3), 341–347.Iorgulescu, R. I., Albu, L. L. <strong>and</strong> Stanica, C. 2010. Romania: Socioeconomic Metabolism <strong>and</strong> SustainablePolicies. Paper to be published in the Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the 5th Annual International Symposium onEconomic Theory, Policy <strong>and</strong> Applications, July 2010, Athens, Greece.Iorgulescu, R. I., Albu, L. L., Stanica, C. <strong>and</strong> Polimeni, J.M. 2010 MuSIASM for <strong>sustainable</strong> policies:Romanian Metabolism in Productive <strong>and</strong> Transportation Sectors (MuSIASEM at level n-4). Paperto be published in the Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the 7th Biennial International Workshop ‘Advances inEnergy Studies 2010: Can We Break the Addiction to Fossil Energy?’ October 19-21, Barcelona,Spain.75

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