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Policy-induced innovation in clean technologies : evidence from the car market
Rozendaal, Rik L.; Vollebergh, Herman R. J. - 2021
This article tests the effects of fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards on the direction of innovation, in … for the years 2000-2016. Our results indicate that standards are a very robust driver inducing clean innovation, whereas … negatively impact dirty innovation. …
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Labor scarcity, technology adoption and innovation : evidence from the cholera pandemics in 19th century France
Franck, Raphaël - 2022
To analyze the impact of labor scarcity on technology adoption and innovation, this study uses the differential spread …, had a positive and significant shortrun effect on technology adoption and innovation in agriculture but a negative and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801534
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Engineering growth : innovative capacity and development in the Americas
Maloney, William F.; Caicedo, Felipe Valencia - 2017
This paper offers the first systematic historical evidence on the role of a central actor in modern growth theory - the engineer. It collects cross-country and state level data on the labor share of engineers for the Americas, and county level data on engineering and patenting for the US during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602763
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Adopt or innovate : understanding technological responses to cap-and-trade
Calel, Raphael - 2018
Environmental regulations have consistently been found to spur innovation in "clean" technologies, with one significant … effect on innovation. Several explanations have been offered, including secondary market failures and a lack of polluter …, contrary to past experience, encouraged innovation rather than adoption. I discuss how these contrasting findings can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011788868
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Market structure, technology spillovers, and persistence in productivity differentials
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Pascual, Antonio I. Garcia - 2001
Using data from 11 main manufacturing industries in 17 OECD countries, this paper empirically investigates the determinants of cross-country differences in the persistence of productivity differentials Specifically, we focus on the effects of product market structure and technology diffusion. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399314
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Autonomous vehicles : moral dilemmas and adoption incentives
Feess, Eberhard; Mühlheußer, Gerd - 2022
In unavoidable traffic accidents, autonomous vehicles (AVs) face the dilemma of protecting either the passenger(s) or third parties. Recent studies show that most people prefer AVs following a utilitarian approach by minimizing total harm. At the same time, however, they would adopt an AV only...
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The diffusion of technological progress in ICT
Elstner, Steffen; Grimme, Christian; Kecht, Valentin; … - 2020
We study whether technology gains in sectors related to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) increase productivity in the rest of the economy. To separate exogenous gains in ICT from other technological progress, we use the relative price of ICT goods and services in a structural VAR...
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Renewable technology adoption and the macroeconomy
Adão, Bernardino; Narajabad, Borghan; Temzelides, Ted - 2017 - First Version: 1/25/2012
We study the effect of technological progress on the optimal transition to a renewable energy-fueled world economy. We develop a dynamic general equilibrium model where energy is used as an input in production and can come from fossil or renewable sources. Both require the use of capital, which...
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Two-sided platforms and biases in technology adoption
Choi, Jay Pil; Jeon, Doh-Shin - 2020
We investigate the relationship between market structure and platforms' incentives to adopt technological innovations in two-sided markets, where platforms may find it optimal to charge zero price on the consumer side and to extract surplus on the advertising side. We consider innovations that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012288007
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IT shields : technology adoption and economic resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic
Pierri, Nicola; Timmer, Yannick - 2020
We study the economic effects of information technology (IT) adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data on IT adoption covering almost three million establishments in the US, we find that technology adoption can partly shield the economy from the impact of the pandemic. In areas where...
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