Regulatory policy outputs and impacts: Exploring a complex relationship

Knill, Christoph; Schulze, Kai; Tosun, Jale

doi:10.1111/j.1748-5991.2012.01150.x

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“…In addition, measures of density and intensity associated with policy instruments have been put forward (Schaffrin et al 2015). The former equals the sum of the number of policy instruments in a specific domain; the latter is about their specific content (Knill et al 2012) and is associated with the importance or significance of the particular policy intervention. 4 Since the discussion on 'indexes' of policy change is, however, centered on components and instruments, datasets are created specifically for each specific policy area.…”

Section: Methodological Steps For Constructing An Index Of Disproportmentioning

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Assessing disproportionality: indexes of policy responses to the 2007–2008 banking crisis

Francesco

Maggetti

2017

Policy Sci

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Contemporary theories of the policy process typically assume that policy responses tend to go through long periods of stasis alternated with occasional bursts of intense activity. The concept of policy punctuations has been put forward to denote largescale changes in public policies that take place in crisis moments. However, research on the dynamics of policy overreaction and underreaction is still in its infancy. It has mostly focused on either small-n cross-sectional analysis of government spending or case studies of single events. A comparative assessment of the extent of disproportionate responses in a crisis is still lacking. To fill this gap, in this paper we develop a framework to conceptualize, operationalize, and ultimately assess disproportionate policy responses systematically from a cross-sectional perspective. We create a series of indexes to measure policy over-and underreactions among the EU member states that experienced the 2007-2008 banking crisis. We found that a large majority of EU countries overreacted through public liability guarantee and budget commitment. On the other hand, regulatory responses are characterized by a greater variation.

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Section: Methodological Steps For Constructing An Index Of Disproportmentioning

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Assessing disproportionality: indexes of policy responses to the 2007–2008 banking crisis

Francesco

Maggetti

2017

Policy Sci

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“…The third level corresponds to the concrete setting or calibration of particular policy instruments. Knill, Schulze, and Tosun (2012) added a fourth category which denotes the scope of a policy instrument, that is, how it governs its target groups. These four categories have been used to empirically assess how policies -in terms of their density and intensity -have expanded and/ or contracted over time (Bauer, Green-Pedersen, Héritier, & Jordan, 2012;Jordan, Bauer, & Green-Pedersen, 2013;Knill et al, 2012;Schaffrin, Sewerin, & Seubert, 2014).…”

Section: Disproportionate Climate Policy Responses: Some Empirical Chmentioning

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Proportionate and disproportionate policy responses to climate change: core concepts and empirical applications

Maor

Tosun

Jordan

2017

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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A fresh perspective on policy-making and planning has emerged which views disproportionate policy as an intentional policy response. A disproportionate policy response is understood to be a lack of 'fit' or balance between the costs of a public policy and the benefits that are derived from this policy, and between policy ends and means. This paper applies this new perspective on the proportionality of policy-making to the area of climate change. The first part of the paper discusses the underlying causes of disproportionate policy responses in broad terms and then applies the theoretical reasoning to understand the conditions in which they are likely to appear in relation to climate change. These conditions are hypothesized to relate to four main factors: economic considerations; levels of public demand; focusing events; and strategic considerations. It concludes with the suggestion that societal actors may be able to manipulate these four factors to encourage politicians to adopt policies that mitigate climate change more rapidly than is currently the case in most countries. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Teixidó-Figueras et al [50] consider urbanization as one of the factors which create global environmental inequality because of activities requiring more resources. Knill et al [51] found that rapid urbanization can increase NO X emission in OECD countries. According to Lung et al [52], the high-speed urbanization trend in Asia is an important factor in the production of air pollution due to traffic jams and increased energy consumption, which leads to inequality among people with different socio-economic levels.…”

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Air Pollution Inequality and Its Sources in SO2 and NOX Emissions among Chinese Provinces from 2006 to 2015

2018

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This paper investigates inequality in SO 2 and NO X emissions, by observing their extraordinary levels and uneven distribution in China during the period of the 11th and 12th Five-Year Plans (FYPs, 2006(FYPs, -2015. This provincial and regional analysis utilizing the Theil index and Kaya factors help us to find the trajectory of inequality and its primary sources. Based on our analysis, we conclude the driving factors behind emissions inequalities are as follows. There are four economic factors of per capita SO 2 emission: SO 2 emission intensity of coal consumption, coal intensity of power generation, power intensity of GDP, and per capita GDP. Additionally, there are four urban development factors of per capita NO X emission: NO X emission intensity of gasoline consumption, proportion of gasoline vehicles, vehicle use in urban population, and urbanization rate. The SO 2 emission results represent an increase of 6% in overall inequality where the inequality of power intensity of GDP is the main contributor. In terms of NO X emission, the 3% growth in total inequality is related to the high effect of NO X emission intensity of gasoline consumption. We also examine the effect of other factors affecting the trajectory of inequalities. To apply these results in practice, we compare the 11th and 12th FYPs and give some policy suggestions.

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Regulatory policy outputs and impacts: Exploring a complex relationship

Cited by 187 publications

References 48 publications

Assessing disproportionality: indexes of policy responses to the 2007–2008 banking crisis

Assessing disproportionality: indexes of policy responses to the 2007–2008 banking crisis

Proportionate and disproportionate policy responses to climate change: core concepts and empirical applications

Air Pollution Inequality and Its Sources in SO2 and NOX Emissions among Chinese Provinces from 2006 to 2015

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