Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reforms, Spatial Market Integration, and Welfare: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia

Habtamu Fuje

doi:10.1093/ajae/aay026

Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reforms, Spatial Market Integration, and Welfare: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia

American Journal of Agricultural Economics ◽

10.1093/ajae/aay026 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 101 (1) ◽

pp. 270-290 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Habtamu Fuje

Keyword(s):

Market Integration ◽

Natural Experiment ◽

Fossil Fuel

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Market Integration, Demand, and the Growth of Firms: Evidence From a Natural Experiment in India

The American Economic Review ◽

10.1257/aer.20161965 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 108 (12) ◽

pp. 3583-3625 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Robert Jensen ◽

Nolan H. Miller

Keyword(s):

Market Integration ◽

Natural Experiment ◽

Production Costs ◽

Limited Information ◽

Consumer Prices ◽

Boat Building ◽

Potential Market ◽

Average Production ◽

Non Local ◽

Labor Specialization

In many developing countries, the average firm is small, does not grow, and has low productivity. Lack of market integration and limited information on non-local products often leave consumers unaware of the prices and quality of non-local firms. They therefore mostly buy locally, limiting firms’ potential market size (and competition). We explore this hypothesis using a natural experiment in the Kerala boat-building industry. As consumers learn more about non-local builders, high-quality builders gain market share and grow, while low-quality firms exit. Aggregate quality increases, as does labor specialization, and average production costs decrease. Finally, quality-adjusted consumer prices decline. (JEL D22, D83, L15, L25, L62, O12, O14)

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Government cooperation, market integration, and energy efficiency in urban agglomerations—Based on the quasi-natural experiment of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee

Energy & Environment ◽

10.1177/0958305x211047480 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0958305X2110474

Author(s):

Da Gao ◽

Ge Li ◽

Yi Li

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Yangtze River ◽

Market Integration ◽

Natural Experiment ◽

Yangtze River Delta ◽

River Delta ◽

Urban Agglomeration ◽

The Yangtze River ◽

The Government ◽

The Yangtze River Delta

Energy efficiency is the key to green development, and the government plays a vital role in energy efficiency. This paper clarifies the mechanism by which the Yangtze River Delta Economic Coordination Committee affects the energy efficiency of urban agglomeration by promoting market integration. Based on panel data of China's prefecture-level cities from 2004 to 2017, we take the Yangtze River Delta Economic Coordination Committee as a quasi-natural experiment of government cooperation and use the difference-in-difference method to test whether this organization has enhanced the energy efficiency of urban agglomeration. The results show that the Yangtze River Delta Economic Coordination Committee can significantly improve energy efficiency in urban agglomerations. The mechanism analysis shows that it reduces the energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product by enhancing the marketization level, perfecting the relationship between the government and the market, and improving the factor market development. The heterogeneity analysis shows that cities with lower city size, lower level of innovation, and cleaner industrial structures gain more benefits in energy efficiency from government cooperation in urban agglomeration. This paper provides empirical evidence for cities to realize integrated energy conservation through government cooperation and market integration.

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