Social capital has remained relatively underexplored in innovation literature due to the lack of consensus on the most … variable analysis makes it possible to identify clear causal links between social capital and innovation, suggesting that …

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 …