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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111871
	Why transaction costs do not decrease over time? A case study of energy efficiency programmes in Czechia
	Valentová M.; Horák M.; Dvořáček L.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	03014215
卷号	147
英文摘要	Transaction costs have a negative impact on the implementation and effectiveness of energy efficiency policies, while they remain rarely systematically tracked and evaluated. Transaction costs should decrease over time, thanks to the ageing of the policy (and the effects of learning) and the prevalence of initial, fixed costs. However, we find that the opposite may be true. We examine the effect of time and learning on the structure and size of transaction costs by using a data set of two programmes in two programming periods (2007–2013 and 2014–2020). We find that despite the continuity of the programmes, the burden of transaction costs in both cases increased significantly. The potential gains from learning throughout the programmes are overrun by constant internally and externally driven changes to the programme. In addition, through the course of the programmes, smaller and more complicated projects prevail. Lastly, due to internal organisational changes among the recipients, there is little institutional memory and distribution of information. An early thorough preparatory phase of a programme and stability of the institutional environment increase the effectiveness of the programmes. Differentiating the administrative processes according to the size of projects, with simplified procedures for smaller projects, may further decrease administrative intensity. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Climate policy Energy efficiency programmes Energy policy Evaluation Transaction costs
英文关键词	Costs; Administrative process; Data set; Effect of time; Energy efficiency policies; Fixed cost; Organisational change; Simplified procedure; Transaction cost; Energy efficiency; energy efficiency; energy market; energy policy; environmental policy; institutional framework; transaction cost; Czech Republic
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/204900
作者单位	Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, Praha 6166 27, Czech Republic
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Valentová M.,Horák M.,Dvořáček L.. Why transaction costs do not decrease over time? A case study of energy efficiency programmes in Czechia[J],2020,147.
APA	Valentová M.,Horák M.,&Dvořáček L..(2020).Why transaction costs do not decrease over time? A case study of energy efficiency programmes in Czechia.Energy Policy,147.
MLA	Valentová M.,et al."Why transaction costs do not decrease over time? A case study of energy efficiency programmes in Czechia".Energy Policy 147(2020).