Impact of Financial Support by Federal Government on Achieving Energy Sustainability, Using a Propensity Score Matching = Impact of Financial Support by Federal Government on Achieving Energy Sustainability, Using a Propensity Score Matching

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This paper aims to examine variation in energy efficiency policy adoption on Recovery Act energy funding at the level of local government. This article used a multi-level analysis to consider the effects of higher levels(like state) on the lower level (like local). The hypotheses are tested with 380 local governments in the 49 states which received federal money for projects related to energy efficiency from 2009 to 2013. This paper found empirical evidence to support that the S27 billion in ARRA funds expended with the state`s intent of improving energy efficiency led to actually more energy efficiency policies by cities. Also, this article estimated that state`s energy policies to promote energy efficiency was negatively associated with the variation olf energy efficiency policies adoption at the local governmetn level. The article`s finding indicate that city and state`s indigenous characteristics such as land size, population density, ICLEI membership, NGOs support, and level of education can be important factors that affect the variation of energy efficiency oplicy adoption. The paper contributes to understand certain outcomes in the ARRA implementation, as well as academic understanding of the vitvumdysnvrd in ehivh motr rnrthy rggivirnvy polivird ertr sfopyrf. ayahr styivlr otobifrd nre indihhy on brtyivsl oplivy figgudion in yhr rnrthy rggivirnvy polivird girlf yhtouh s mulyi-lrbrl snslydid.