Does financial compensation increase the acceptance of power lines? Evidence from Germany

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dc.contributor.authorSimora, Michael
dc.contributor.authorFrondel, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorVance, Colin
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-21T10:03:16Z
dc.date.available2017-12-21T10:03:16Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractAlthough public support for renewable energy promotion in Germany is strong, the required power line construction has incited a groundswell of opposition from residents concerned about the impacts on their neighborhoods. This paper evaluates a large randomized one-shot binary-choice experiment to examine the effect of different compensation schemes on the acceptance of new power line construction. Results reveal that community compensations have no bearing on the acceptance level, whereas personal compensations have a negative effect. Two possible channels through which financial compensation reduces the willingness-to-accept are (1) crowding out of intrinsic motivation to support the construction project and (2) a signaling effect that alerts residents to potential negative impacts of the power lines. Both explanations call into question the efficacy of financial payments to decrease local opposition.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/36310
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-18313
dc.language.isoende
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiscussion Paper / SFB823;24/2017en
dc.subjectnot-in-my-backyarden
dc.subjectrandomized discrete choice experimenten
dc.subjectmotivation crowding outen
dc.subjectwillingness to accepten
dc.subject.ddc310
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.titleDoes financial compensation increase the acceptance of power lines? Evidence from Germanyen
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dc.type.publicationtypeworkingPaperde
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