Finance for renewable energy: an empirical analysis of developing and transition economies
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2009-08Typ
- Working Paper
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Abstract
This paper examines the role of the financial sector in renewable energy (RE) development. Although RE can bring socio-economic and environmental benefits, its implementation faces a number of obstacles, especially in non-OECD countries. One of these obstacles is financing: underdeveloped financial sectors are unable to e±ciently channel loans to RE producters. The influence of financial sector development on the use of renewable energy resources is confirmed in panel data estimations on up to 119 non-OECD countries for 1980-2006. Financial intermediation, in particular commercial banking, has a significant positive effect on the amount of RE produced, and the impact is especially large when we consider non-hydropower RE such as wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. There is also evidence that the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol has had a significant positive impact on the development of the RE sector. Mehr anzeigen
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-005868918Publikationsstatus
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Economics Working Paper SeriesBand
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ETH Zurich, Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH)Thema
Renewable energy; Financial sector; Banking; DevelopmentOrganisationseinheit
02045 - Dep. Geistes-, Sozial- u. Staatswiss. / Dep. of Humanities, Social and Pol.Sc.
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Is previous version of: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000020740
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