The political economy of energy regulation in OECD countries

Chang, Chun Ping; Berdiev, Aziz N.

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2011.06.001

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“…For deeper discussions and interpretations, Olson and Gawronski (2010) provide a comprehensive review of the literature on the political economy of disasters. More precisely, given that a government is composed of a number of political parties, government ideological differences across political lines create different attitudes in policy selection (Chang and Berdiev 2011), which in turn play a critically important role in determining the choice of disaster policy. We thus believe that the casualties from disasters are highly sensitive to government ideology, but this topic has not been a clear focus on the literature as of yet.…”

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Government ideology and the natural disasters: a global investigation

Wen

Chang

2015

Nat Hazards

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This article examines whether natural disaster losses vary under the tenure of a government with a different ideology. Using panel data for 123 countries over the period of 1975-2013, we find that right-wing governments experience fewer natural disaster losses (measured by people's deaths, those affected, and economic damages) in the case of the full sample. We hence account for possible heterogeneity in our sample and re-estimate the empirical model between 30 OECD countries and 93 non-OECD countries. In summary, we again discover that right-wing governments suffer less natural disaster damages in non-OECD countries, but this effect is statistically insignificant at conventional levels in OECD countries. We believe that the results herein have important implications for the policies of disaster prevention. In addition, voters will be able to choose a responsible government via the voting booth in accordance with our findings. Overall, our results suggest that a more partisan ideology could more precisely capture policy attitudes, especially in developing countries.JEL Classification P48 Á Q54

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Government ideology and the natural disasters: a global investigation

Wen

Chang

2015

Nat Hazards

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“…Berg and Jeong [2] focusing on 53 US utility companies for the period 1973-1985 show that performances influence the regulatory model, with a higher tendency to adopt incentive regulation when the electric utility has high prices relative to costs. Chang and Berdiev [3] have recently explored the effects of the government ideology, political factors, and the globalization on the energy regulation using…”

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Regulation in practice: Choice among regulatory Tools for the 11th international conference on the European energy market

Bougnouch

Gautier

2014

11th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM14)

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In the European Union, each Member State has defined its own regulatory framework for electricity distribution. In this paper, we collect data on the regulation of electricity distribution for 24 European countries and we classify their regulatory method along two key dimensions: the costreimbursement rule (cost-recovery Vs. incentive regulation) and the cost-estimation rule (budget Vs. benchmark). We then look at the factors influencing the choice of a particular regulatory model.

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“…In addition, population growth urges governments to devise and implement stricter environmental regulations [46]. Furthermore, institutional inefficiency would prevent governments from implementing environmental policy measures as well [47]. As pointed out by Vowles [48], those institutions with strong power and authority have a better position from which to develop and enact policies to reduce environmental pollution.…”

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Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?

Xing

Zuo

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Dust pollution is a key issue that contractors ought to address in the sphere of sustainable construction. Governments on behalf of the public assume part of the responsibilities for minimizing dust emissions on construction sites. However, the measures that are useful for governments to fulfill such a responsibility have not been explored explicitly in previous studies. The aim of this research is to map out China's practices in this area with the intention of filling the knowledge gap. Using a combination of research methods, five categories of governmental measures are proposed: technological, economic, supervisory, organizational, and assessment-based. Data from 37 major cities in China are collected for analysis. While the proposed categories of measures are demonstrated in China, the data analysis results show that governments prefer technological and organizational measures, and institutional guarantees and technological innovation are a prerequisite for dust-free construction. This research provides a comprehensive examination of construction dust control from the perspective of governments, and it can assist governments in improving the performance of dust management in the construction context.

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The political economy of energy regulation in OECD countries

Cited by 85 publications

References 68 publications

Government ideology and the natural disasters: a global investigation

Government ideology and the natural disasters: a global investigation

Regulation in practice: Choice among regulatory Tools for the 11th international conference on the European energy market

Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?

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