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Carbon taxes, path dependency and directed technical change: evidence from the auto industry
Aghion, Philippe; Dechezlepretre, Antoine; Hemous, David; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
innovation distinguishing between “dirty” (internal combustion engine) and “clean” (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 … tax-inclusive fuel prices. Furthermore, there is path dependence in the type of innovation both from aggregate spillovers … and from the firm's own innovation history. Using our model we simulate the increases in carbon taxes needed to allow …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071158
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Who bore the burden of wage arrears in the Kyrgyz republic?
Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
Despite large falls in output in the FSU, rather than firing workers, workers were subjected to long spells of unpaid leave or non-payment of wages (wage arrears). Wage arrears is a significant problem in the countries of the FSU, particularly in light of price liberalization on most goods and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745674
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The effect of unobservables on labour supply decisions: the formal and informal sector during transition
Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
The transition from a command economy in the FSU resulted in increased activities in the informal sector. However despite prevalent delays in wage payments many workers were still observed to be working full-time in the formal sector. Here a model of workers' labour supply decisions incorporates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125949
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Why labour hoarding may be rational: a model of firm behaviour during transition
Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
In the Former Soviet Union, the early 1990s were characterized by large falls in GDP and small changes to already low unemployment. The slow adjustment to unemployment was a result of employers using various means to maintain employment levels, including; extended periods of unpaid leave,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126101
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Does foreign environmental policy influence domestic innovation? Evidence from the wind industry
Dechezlepretre, Antoine; Glachant, Matthieu - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
This paper examines the relative influence of domestic and foreign renewable energy policies on innovation activity in … new capacities by increasing their innovation effort. However, the effect on innovation of the marginal wind turbine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745607
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Does foreign environmental policy influence domestic innovation?: evidence from the wind industry
Dechezlepretre, Antoine; Glachant, Matthieu - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
countries on the rate of innovation in this technology. We use annual wind power generation to capture the stringency of the … an indicator of innovation activity. We find that wind technology improvements respond positively to policies both home … constitutes a powerful policy leverage for boosting environmental innovation globally. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126232