This paper explores the impact of U.S. state governors’ party affiliation and economic
interests on renewable energy outcomes. Using data on installed renewable capacity,
we find that, on average, Democratic governors had a positive impact on the state-level
adoption of renewable energy. However, the effect is highly heterogeneous. There are
no differences in renewable energy outcomes between Democratic and Republican
governors in states where the energy-intensive manufacturing industries are
economically important or in states where the natural renewable endowment is scarce.
Consistent with a political economy approach, we argue that in the area of renewable
and climate policy, governors’ policy preferences are overridden by holding office
motivations and economic interests.
BONNET Paolo;
OLPER Alessandro;
2024-01-09
ELSEVIER
JRC136502
0140-9883 (online),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107259,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC136502,
10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107259 (online),
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