Policy Feedback and Interdependence in American Federalism: Evidence from Rooftop Solar Politics
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'This paper amends and expands the classic notion of states as “laboratories of democracy,” whereby mechanisms of learning and competition lead to the diffusion of successful state policy experiments across the federal system. Drawing from policy feedback literature, I develop a new framework for studying policy interdependence. State-level reforms that benefit particular organized interests also strengthen them politically. These interests, in turn, might have an economic incentive to apply newfound strength to seek to propagate the reforms that benefit them. As a result, state policies can “feed into” the interest group politics in other states, potentially driving policy diffusion. I study the case of rooftop solar policy, an area in which state-level decisions have been fundamental to industry growth and the emergence of installers a' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["federalism","state politics","interest groups","public policy","energy policy"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'This paper amends and expands the classic notion of states as “laboratories of democracy,” whereby mechanisms of learning and competition lead to the diffusion of successful state policy experiments across the federal system. Drawing from policy feedback literature, I develop a new framework for studying policy interdependence. State-level reforms that benefit particular organized interests also strengthen them politically. These interests, in turn, might have an economic incentive to apply newfound strength to seek to propagate the reforms that benefit them. As a result, state policies can “feed into” the interest group politics in other states, potentially driving policy diffusion. I study the case of rooftop solar policy, an area in which state-level decisions have been fundamental to industry growth and the emergence of installers a' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
This paper amends and expands the classic notion of states as “laboratories of democracy,” whereby mechanisms of learning and competition lead to the diffusion of successful state policy experiments across the federal system. Drawing from policy feedback literature, I develop a new framework for studying policy interdependence. State-level reforms that benefit particular organized interests also strengthen them politically. These interests, in turn, might have an economic incentive to apply newfound strength to seek to propagate the reforms that benefit them. As a result, state policies can “feed into” the interest group politics in other states, potentially driving policy diffusion. I study the case of rooftop solar policy, an area in which state-level decisions have been fundamental to industry growth and the emergence of installers a
federalism; state politics; interest groups; public policy; energy policy