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Electricity regulation and economic growth
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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 areas of regulation, renewable energy promotion costs and network costs, 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.
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COSTA, M. Teresa (Maria Teresa), GARCIA-QUEVEDO, Jose and TRUJILLO-BAUTE, Elisa. Electricity regulation and economic growth. Energy Policy. 2018. Vol. 113, num. February, pags. 232-238. ISSN 0301-4215. [consulted: 8 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/119040