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Structural reform of the electricity industry and economic growth

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  • Fumitoshi Mizutani
  • Tomoyasu Tanaka
  • Noriyoshi Nakayama
  • Shuji Uranishi

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Using 782 panel data from 34 OECD countries from 1991 to 2013, this study aims to evaluate how structural reform affects GDP growth rate. We use the Barro-type GDP growth rate regression model and apply both fixed and random effect models. Eight structural reform variables are selected: (i) third party access, (ii) wholesale market dummy, (iii) choice of supplier, (iv) private ownership, (v) generation-others separation, (vi) transmission-others separation, (vii) distribution-others separation and (viii) overall vertical separation. Major finding results are as follows: (i) third party access can positively contribute to GDP growth rate, (ii) wholesale market and overall vertical separation might have a small negative effect, and (iii) other variables have no significant effect.

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  • Fumitoshi Mizutani & Tomoyasu Tanaka & Noriyoshi Nakayama & Shuji Uranishi, 2020. "Structural reform of the electricity industry and economic growth," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(2), pages 184-208, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jpolrf:v:23:y:2020:i:2:p:184-208
    DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2018.1469985
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    1. Ryota Nakatani, 2023. "Productivity drivers of infrastructure companies: Network industries utilizing economies of scale in the digital era," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 94(4), pages 1273-1298, December.

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