Energy efficiency as an instrument of regional development policy? The impact of regional fiscal autonomy

Figus, Gioele and Lecca, Patrizio and McGregor, Peter and Turner, Karen (2018) Energy efficiency as an instrument of regional development policy? The impact of regional fiscal autonomy. Regional Studies. ISSN 0034-3404

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This paper analyses the system-wide impact of increased household energy efficiency in a regional context, using Scotland as an example. We show that household energy efficiency improvements typically deliver a ‘double dividend’ of a regional economic stimulus and reduction in energy use. However, the trade-off between the two is sensitive to the degree of regional fiscal autonomy, and so is likely to vary across regions. The use of taxation to support the implementation of energy efficiency improvement programmes negatively impacts competitiveness, unless workers are willing to accept lower after-tax wages to fund public spending on improving household energy efficiency.

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Figus, Gioele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2642-5504

McGregor, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1221-7963

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	64590
  Dates:	Date Event 10 August 2018 Published 10 August 2018 Published Online 23 May 2018 Accepted
  Keywords:	energy efficiency, regional development policy, energy rebound, regional fiscal autonomy, general equilibrium, Economic Theory, Environmental Science(all), Social Sciences(all), Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  Subjects:	Social Sciences > Economic Theory
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > International Public Policy Institute (IPPI) Strathclyde Business School > Fraser of Allander Institute Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Government and Public Policy > Politics Strategic Research Themes > Energy
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	25 Jun 2018 13:44
  Last modified:	27 Nov 2021 01:54
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/64590