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Title: Electricity regulation and economic growth [WP]
Author: Costa, M. Teresa (Maria Teresa), 1951-
Garcia-Quevedo, Jose
Trujillo-Baute, Elisa
Keywords: Política energètica
Producció d'energia elèctrica
Creixement econòmic
Energy policy
Electric power production
Economic growth
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Institut d’Economia de Barcelona
Series/Report no: [WP E-IEB17/21]
Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to analyse the effect of electricity regulation on economic growth. Although the relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth has been extensively analysed in the empirical literature, this framework has not been used to estimate the effect of electricity regulation on economic growth. Understanding this effect is essential for the assessment of regulatory policy. Specifically, we assess the effects of two major regulations, renewable energy promotion costs and network cost, on electricity consumption and growth. A dataset for the period 2007-2013 and 22 European countries was compiled based on CEER reports and EUROSTAT databases. The results of the empirical analysis show that the two regulation instruments have a negative effect on electricity consumption and economic growth and provide estimates of their effects on growth in quantitative terms.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: http://www.ieb.ub.edu/2012022157/ieb/ultimes-publicacions
It is part of: IEB Working Paper 2017/21
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/120225
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