Utility Regulation in the States
The Policy Effects of Professionalism and Salience to the Consumer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6229653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William D Berry (0000-0002-2861-443X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 263 |
| Publication date | 1979-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111002 |
| OpenAlex | W2325281918 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 11 |
This study explores the determinants of state regulatory commission policy in regards to electric utilities. We employ ratios of rate differentiation as indicators of the relative burden falling on have-not consumers of electricity in a state's population. Two variables are found to be useful in explaining variation in rate structure: the salience of regulation to the have-not consumer and the level of professionalism of the state commission. Commissions in states where regulation is more salient to the have-nots are found to be more protective of the interests of the have-nots in that state. Professionalism mediates this relationship between salience and commission policyOn the basis of this evidence, some tentative conclusions about the validity of the capture theory are drawn
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2025 (44) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |