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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112883
	Distributional concerns and public opinion: EV subsidies in the U.S. and Japan
	Lim S.; Dolsak N.; Prakash A.; Tanaka S.
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	164
英文摘要	This paper explores whether perceptions about distributive inequity shape public support for energy transition policies. The introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) is an important policy priority for the decarbonization of road transportation. Because high sticker prices restrict EV sales, governments offer consumers EV subsidies. However, some are concerned that subsidies may favor certain groups and industries. Using a conjoint experiment, we examine the public preference for EV subsidies in the U.S. and Japan.,. In the U.S., there is a concern that EV subsidies help the high-income (i.e., individual-focused concerns), while the prevailing concern in Japan is whether they favor foreign companies which are the first movers in the EV industry (i.e., industry-focused concerns). We embed a vignette experiment within the conjoint experiment to prime the respondents with individual- and industry-focused distributional concerns. In both countries, regardless of the priming they received, our respondents favor universalistic subsidies that are inclusive of the high-income and luxury/foreign cars to subsidies that are more progressively targeted (i.e., exclusive of the rich and luxury cars) or favoring domestic firms. As such, recent EV policy discourse centering on distributional politics does not appear to reflect public opinion. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Distributional politics; EV subsidy; Experiments; Japan; Public opinion; U.S.
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Public policy; Conjoint experiments; Decarbonisation; Distributional politic; Electric vehicle subsidy; Energy transitions; Japan; Public opinions; Public support; Road transportation; US; Social aspects; electric vehicle; energy policy; environmental economics; experimental study; perception; policy approach; road transport; subsidy system; Japan; United States
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/256265
作者单位	Division of International Studies, Korea University, South Korea; Stan and Alta Barer Professor of Sustainability Science, Director, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington Seattle, United States; Department of Political Science, Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences, Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington, Seattle, United States; Department of International Relations and International Organization, University of Groningen, Netherlands
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lim S.,Dolsak N.,Prakash A.,et al. Distributional concerns and public opinion: EV subsidies in the U.S. and Japan[J],2022,164.
APA	Lim S.,Dolsak N.,Prakash A.,&Tanaka S..(2022).Distributional concerns and public opinion: EV subsidies in the U.S. and Japan.Energy Policy,164.
MLA	Lim S.,et al."Distributional concerns and public opinion: EV subsidies in the U.S. and Japan".Energy Policy 164(2022).