The Political Economy of Rent-Seeking: Evidence from Spain’s Support Policies for Renewable Energy

The Political Economy of Rent-Seeking: Evidence from Spain’s Support Policies for Renewable Energy

This paper provides a theoretical framework to explore how the support policies for renewable energies can promote rent-seeking incentives in private firms. We develop a political economy of rent-seeking that considers the link between the regulatory decisions of political agents and the potential s...

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Main Authors: Victor I. Espinosa, José Antonio Peña-Ramos, Fátima Recuero-López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
rent-seeking
energy reliability
EU Green Deal
political economy
economic growth
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4197

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