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Economic development exhibits a positive but nonlinear relationship with renewable energy adoption in the European Union, while the influence of household energy prices is highly heterogeneous and dependent on regional institutional characteristics. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how economic development, household energy prices, and institutional conditions nonlinearly shape renewable energy adoption across European Union regions.

August 22, 2026International Journal of Energy Sector Management

Economic development and renewable energy adoption: regional evidence from the European Union

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VKVojtěch Kotrba MCManuel de La Chica LMLuis F. Martinez

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Econometric panel study reveals nonlinear effects of income and energy prices on renewable adoption across the European Union, highlighting the need for tailored regional transition policies.

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To examine how economic development, household energy prices, and institutional conditions nonlinearly shape renewable energy adoption across European Union regions.
Analyzed Eurostat panel data across European Union member states from 2013 to 2022.
Estimated fixed-effects panel models with quadratic specifications incorporating real GDP per capita, household natural gas prices, and household electricity prices.
Controlled for institutional quality and EU cohesion funding, applying dynamic panel models as robustness checks.
Demonstrated a positive and nonlinear relationship between real GDP per capita and renewable energy adoption, showing the strongest robustness in Northern Europe.
Observed heterogeneous impacts of natural gas and electricity prices across regions, alongside strong persistence of renewable energy shares in dynamic specifications.

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Kotrba et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895ec3ca7ade938187cd68 https://doi.org/10.1108/ijesm-09-2025-0043

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August 22, 2026International Journal of Energy Sector Management

Economic development and renewable energy adoption: regional evidence from the European Union

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Authors

VKVojtěch Kotrba MCManuel de La Chica LMLuis F. Martinez

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Overview

Econometric panel study reveals nonlinear effects of income and energy prices on renewable adoption across the European Union, highlighting the need for tailored regional transition policies.

Key Points

To examine how economic development, household energy prices, and institutional conditions nonlinearly shape renewable energy adoption across European Union regions.
Analyzed Eurostat panel data across European Union member states from 2013 to 2022.
Estimated fixed-effects panel models with quadratic specifications incorporating real GDP per capita, household natural gas prices, and household electricity prices.
Controlled for institutional quality and EU cohesion funding, applying dynamic panel models as robustness checks.
Demonstrated a positive and nonlinear relationship between real GDP per capita and renewable energy adoption, showing the strongest robustness in Northern Europe.
Observed heterogeneous impacts of natural gas and electricity prices across regions, alongside strong persistence of renewable energy shares in dynamic specifications.

Cite This Study

Kotrba et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895ec3ca7ade938187cd68 https://doi.org/10.1108/ijesm-09-2025-0043

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