This paper examines the role that trade plays in economic development through the channel of technology transfer … between donor- and receiving countries. In this context, trade in (capital) goods allows technology import and improved input … decisions. Second, trade opens export markets, allowing learning-by-doing. Third and most importantly, trade increases the set …

energy R&D expenditures. Technological innovation is measured using patent counts for specific technologies related to energy …

spillovers between the energy and the non-energy sector, we show that the combination between environmental and knowledge …

The study of innovation and technological change is an increasing field of economic enquire because innovation can be … considered a major engine of growth. This paper is concerned with the determinants of innovation and technological change …

With the rise of the knowledge economy, delivering sound innovation policies requires a thorough understanding of how … Global Innovation Networks (GINs), to shed light on how the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) influences … innovation or in patenting activities abroad. …

environmental externalities. A model of monopolistic competition inspired by the recent trade literature shows that the profits …

on innovation activities. In addition, we find that price-based policy instruments are more effective in fostering …

environmental regulation on innovation and on productivity generally in separate analyses and mostly focusing on the USA. The few … existing studies focusing on Europe investigate the effect of environmental regulation either on green innovation or on … performance indicators such as exports. We instead look at overall innovation and productivity impact that are the most relevant …

We study the interactions between technological innovation, investment in human capital and child labor. In our setting … firms decide on innovation, then households decide on education. In equilibrium the presence of inefficient child labor … on child labor are welfare reducing, while a subsidy to innovation is the right tool to eliminate child labor and …