Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/176791 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 1726
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
The transition towards low-carbon economies requires massive investments into renewable energies, which are commonly supported through regulatory frameworks. Yet, governments can have incentives - and the ability - to deviate from previously-announced support once those investments have been made, which can deter investments. We analyze a renewable energy regulation game, apply a model of time-inconsistency to renewable energy policy and derive under what conditions governments have incentives to deviate from their commitments. We analyze the effects of various support policies and deployment targets and explain why Spain conducted retrospective changes in the period 2010-2013 whereas Germany stuck to its commitments.
Subjects: 
Time-Inconsistency
Regulation
Targets
Renewable Energy Policy
Investments
JEL: 
Q42
Q55
O38
C73
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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