This study proposes a new mechanism for the resource curse: crowding-out of innovation due to the existence of an … increase in resources decreases innovation in the formal sector, both income and welfare still go up. Meanwhile, for …

sector. We use firm-level data on patents filed in renewable (REN) and fossil fuel (FF) technologies by 5,261 European firms … margin innovation decision (i.e. whether to conduct innovation) from the intensive margin decision (i.e. how much to innovate … innovation towards REN and away from FF technologies. Yet, we find that these factors have a larger impact on closing the …

of the receiving country. We test the empirical implications of our model using patent data in renewable and fossil … Moment estimator. We show that knowledge transfer through patent duplication increases with the level of IPR protection, but … more sensitive to uncertainty. Commitment to EPs also increases the incentives for patent duplication. The magnitude of the …

We study the impact of environmental regulations on the patent activities for wind turbines between 1980 and 2008. We … on innovation activities. In addition, we find that price-based policy instruments are more effective in fostering …

energy R&D expenditures. Technological innovation is measured using patent counts for specific technologies related to energy … increase the likelihood to file additional patents by about 3%. In contrast, energy prices have no significant effect on the … likelihood to patent. Governmental energy R&D support has a small positive significant effect on patenting activities. …

This paper looks at the interplay between human capital and innovation in the presence of climate and educational … moderate, short-term consumption loss. Human capital is complement to all forms of innovation and an educational policy … stimulates both energy and general purpose innovation. This result has important policy implications considering the growing …

labor market. We find no evidence of an increased likelihood of non-employment or geographical mobility. We find that more …

upward mobility their wage income also increases with a 1-2 years lag. We find no evidence of an increase in their …

The importance of a focus on mobility and the kilometres travelled using light duty vehicles is reflected in the … persistence of strong demand for personal mobility and emissions that tend to be linked with population and economic growth … notable impact on investments in alternate transport options. As a result, different mobility futures have notably different …

technology. Second, we focus on the role of technological availability: using patent data for carefully selected innovations in …