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Fiscal and regulatory instruments for clean technology development in the European Union

Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Popp, David - 2015

This policy note investigates whether the current level of public support to environment-friendly technologies is sufficient to allow European countries to respond to the multiple challenges posed by climate change and other environmental concerns. We first lay out the justifications for...

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The Economics of Crisis Innovation Policy : A Historical Perspective

Gross, Daniel P.; Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2021

-produced penicillin, antimalarials, and a flu vaccine. We draw on this episode to discuss the economics of crisis innovation. Since the …

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Expected Profits and the Scientific Novelty of Innovation

Dranove, David; Garthwaite, Craig; Hermosilla, Manuel - 2022

Innovation policy involves trading off monopoly output and pricing in the short run in exchange for incentives for …

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Science vs. profit in research : lessons from the human genome project

Carraro, Carlo; Pomè, Alessandra; Siniscalco, Domenico - 2001

This paper elaborates on the recent race to sequence the human genome. Starting from the debate on public vs. private research arising from the genome case, the paper shows that in some fundamental research areas, where knowledge externalities play an important role, market and non-market...

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The extension of clusters : difference-in-differences evidence from the Bavarian state-wide cluster policy

Falck, Oliver (contributor); Heblich, Stephan (contributor); … - 2008

Bavarian State Government. The purpose of the initiative was to create a Bavarian-wide innovation network in support of state … the likelihood of innovation by a firm in the targeted industry by 4 to 7 percentage points. However, this effect is …

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Key success drivers in public research grants : funding the seeds of radical innovation in academia?

Banal-Estañol, Albert; Macho-Stadler, Inés; … - 2016

innovation, we characterize such "radical teams" as those formed by eclectic and non-usual collaborators, and those that are …

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Environmental policy and innovation : a decade of research

Popp, David - 2019

Encouraging innovation is an important part of environmental policy. A large literature in environmental economics … examines the links between environmental policy and innovation. This paper reviews recent literature on green innovation. I … different policy instruments on innovation. I include a discussion of the justifications and evidence for technology …

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Bias Against Novelty in Science : A Cautionary Tale for Users of Bibliometric Indicators

Wang, Jian - 2016

Research which explores unchartered waters has a high potential for major impact but also carries a higher uncertainty of having impact. Such explorative research is often described as taking a novel approach. This study examines the complex relationship between pursuing a novel approach and...

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Procuring Knowledge

Maurer, Stephen M.; Scotchmer, Suzanne - 2021

There is growing public interest in alternatives to intellectual property including, but not limited to, prizes and government grants. We argue that there is no single best mechanism for supporting research. Rather, mechanisms can only be compared within specific creative environments. We...

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Inventing the Endless Frontier : The Effects of the World War Ii Research Effort on Post-War Innovation

Gross, Daniel P.; Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2022

During World War II, the U.S. government launched an unprecedented effort to mobilize science for war: the newly-established Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) entered thousands of R&D contracts with industrial and academic contractors, spending one to two orders of magnitude...

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