A Neo-Classical Economic View on Technological Transitions

Butter, F.A.G. den; Hofkes, M.W.

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“…Given such lacunae, this paper explores the relationship between European energy transitions and existing socio-economic and regional inequalities, via the lens of spatial and temporal variations in the incidence of energy poverty. In contrast to conceptualizations of energy reconfigurations as one-directional processes involving a distinct set of social and technological adjustments ( Den Butter and Hofkes, 2006 ; Geels and Schot, 2007 ), our principal claim is that energy transitions are predicated upon the articulation of ‘multiple transitions’ ( Sýkora and Bouzarovski, 2011 ) involving diverse material and political sites. Moreover, we argue that European energy transitions have deepened existing regional inequalities at the macro-scale as they relate to energy poverty and similar forms of deprivation, due to the embeddedness of such processes in incumbent spatial and institutional systems.…”

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The energy divide: Integrating energy transitions, regional inequalities and poverty trends in the European Union

Bouzarovski

Herrero

2016

European Urban and Regional Studies

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Energy poverty can be understood as the inability of a household to secure a socially and materially necessitated level of energy services in the home. While the condition is widespread across Europe, its spatial and social distribution is highly uneven. In this paper, the existence of a geographical energy poverty divide in the European Union (EU) provides a starting point for conceptualizing and exploring the relationship between energy transitions – commonly described as wide-ranging processes of socio-technical change – and existing patterns of regional economic inequality. We have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of spatial and temporal trends in the national-scale patterns of energy poverty, as well as gas and electricity prices. The results of our work indicate that the classic economic development distinction between the core and periphery also holds true in the case of energy poverty, as the incidence of this phenomenon is significantly higher in Southern and Eastern European EU Member States. The paper thus aims to provide the building blocks for a novel theoretical integration of questions of path-dependency, uneven development and material deprivation in existing interpretations of energy transitions.

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confidence: 88%

The energy divide: Integrating energy transitions, regional inequalities and poverty trends in the European Union

Bouzarovski

Herrero

2016

European Urban and Regional Studies

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“…the shift from labour to capital), which are driven by changing prices of production factors and outputs, in response to which firms change their investment strategies and consumers change their purchase decisions. Changes in factor costs (labour and capital in neo-classical theory, knowledge in endogenous growth theories, and natural resources in environmental economics) lead to relative shifts along the production function (Butter and Hofkes, 2006). Transitions can also be related to changes in the production function, which are caused by a change in production technology.…”

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Ontologies, socio-technical transitions (to sustainability), and the multi-level perspective

2010

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“…The whole infrastructure, with roads, automotive industry, gas stations and everyone that has learned how to drive such a car, makes it almost impossible to abandon this standard in favor of another. The economics of these kinds of technological transitions have been extensively studied, especially with respect to new standards and technologies that are more efficient in energy use and therefore enhance environmental quality (see for example Den Butter and Hofkes, 2006).…”

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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Standards as a Source of Trade and Productivity Growth

Butter

Groot

2007

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in 1The transaction costs perspective on standards as a source of trade and productivity growth Frank A.G. den Butter, Stefan P.T. Groot and Faroek Lazrak AbstractThis paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which enhances trade and, consequently, economic welfare. A major example is the use of containers, which has drastically changed the worldwide transport infrastructure, and lowered the costs of transport of goods considerably. The example of containers also shows that network externalities play a major role in the use of standards, and that, on the other hand, worldwide standards with large sunk investment costs may lead to a lock-in. This may call for government intervention in the design and use of standards, and in the transition processes to new standards. The paper provides ample further examples of standards and on the role of the government, or clubs, with respect to these standards.

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A Neo-Classical Economic View on Technological Transitions

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

The energy divide: Integrating energy transitions, regional inequalities and poverty trends in the European Union

The energy divide: Integrating energy transitions, regional inequalities and poverty trends in the European Union

Ontologies, socio-technical transitions (to sustainability), and the multi-level perspective

The Transaction Costs Perspective on Standards as a Source of Trade and Productivity Growth

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