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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.07.048 |
Liberalization of a retail electricity market: Consumer satisfaction and household switching behavior in Japan | |
Shin, Kong Joo1,2; Managi, Shunsuke1,2 | |
2017-11-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY
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ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 110 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Japan |
英文摘要 | Policy makers pursue open markets through deregulatory reform based on a belief that they increase economic efficiency and produce benefits for consumers mainly through price reductions. However, the superiority of competition over regulated monopolies is not established. In a liberalized market, consumers exercising their ability to choose a utility provider is a crucial way of shaping the outcomes of deregulatory reform. While achieving a high switching rate is not the ultimate goal of market reform, it is an important tool through which consumers gain from policy form. We use data from a Japanese household survey conducted before and after recent liberalization and find a positive impact of liberalization on consumer satisfaction by enabling consumers to choose an electricity provider. This result indicates that switching can be utility improving by increasing customer satisfaction and underlines the importance of switching behavior in effectively utilizing deregulatory reform. This study also examines a broad set of determinants of provider switching and discusses the policy implications of the empirical results. |
英文关键词 | Electricity Liberalization Deregulation Retail market Household switching behavior Consumer satisfaction Japan |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000417660800067 |
WOS关键词 | EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS ; ENERGY MARKETS ; DEREGULATION ; INDUSTRY ; COMPETITION ; POLICY |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/18459 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Kyushu Univ, Sch Engn, Dept Urban & Environm Engn, Nishi Ku, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan; 2.Kyushu Univ, Sch Engn, Urban Inst, Nishi Ku, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Shin, Kong Joo,Managi, Shunsuke. Liberalization of a retail electricity market: Consumer satisfaction and household switching behavior in Japan[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2017,110. |
APA | Shin, Kong Joo,&Managi, Shunsuke.(2017).Liberalization of a retail electricity market: Consumer satisfaction and household switching behavior in Japan.ENERGY POLICY,110. |
MLA | Shin, Kong Joo,et al."Liberalization of a retail electricity market: Consumer satisfaction and household switching behavior in Japan".ENERGY POLICY 110(2017). |
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