The diffusion of a policy innovation in the energy sector: evidence from the collective switching case in Europe

Silvia Blasi () and Silvia Rita Sedita ()
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Silvia Blasi: University of Padova

No 229, "Marco Fanno" Working Papers from Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno"

Abstract: This paper investigates the factors that influence the dissemination of an energy policy innovation, the collective switching, adopting the business ecosystem as unit of analysis. Collective switching is a new phenomenon that recent literature has not yet investigated. It is characterised by a group of people with common characteristics that, through an intermediary, negotiates with the energy suppliers and, thanks to its bargaining power, is able to obtain advantageous contracts. The 6C framework is adopted in order to perform a cross-country analysis oriented to single out differences in the collective switching ecosystems. Through a comparative case study analysis, which examines in rich detail 11 European countries’ collective switching campaigns, this work provides an accurate description of the collective switching business ecosystem and the ways it reacts to a policy innovation. Semi-structured interviews, conducted with consumer associations that organised collective switching campaigns, provide insights for the definition of some policy interventions.

Keywords: Business Ecosystem; policy innovation; collective switching; energy sector; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O35 O52 O57 Q40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2018-11
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