Kindred spirits or intergovernmental competition? The innovation and diffusion of energy policies in the American states (1990–2008)

Daniel C. Matisoff, Jason Edwards · 2014 · Environmental Politics

Summary. States adopt energy and climate policies primarily through learning within peer groups sharing similar political cultures, rather than through geographic proximity. Using event history analysis of U.S. state policies from 1990–2008, the authors find that political ideology and culture drive policy adoption far more than environmental conditions or economic resources. Geographic diffusion models that ignore political culture produce biased results.

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Matisoff, D. C., & Edwards, J.. (2014). Kindred spirits or intergovernmental competition? The innovation and diffusion of energy policies in the American states (1990–2008). Environmental Politics. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2014.923639

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DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2014.923639
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: energy, policy, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28