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How do electoral competition and special interests shape the stringency of renewable energy standards?

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  • Johannes Urpelainen, 2012. "How do electoral competition and special interests shape the stringency of renewable energy standards?," Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol. 14(1), pages 23-34, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envpol:v:14:y:2012:i:1:p:23-34
    DOI: 10.1007/s10018-011-0020-4
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    Keywords

    Renewable energy; Special interests; Policy instruments; Game theory; Political economy; L50; Q54; Q58;
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    JEL classification:

    • L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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