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policy is likely to increase global emissions. -- technical change ; climate change ; development ; innovation ; spillovers …
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This paper studies the adoption of clean technology in an oligopolistic setting, focusing on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the cement sector. Firms can choose between two technologies: a carbon-intensive ("dirty") technology and a low-carbon ("clean") one. Initially, all firms operate with...
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We study the gains from trade in a model with oligopolistic competition, heterogeneous firms and innovation, and … increasing returns in production. Moreover, higher concentration produces a scale effect on firms’ incentives to innovate, which … concentration contributes substantially to the gains from trade, mostly via its stimulating effect on innovation. Sizeable gains …
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. However, many challenges remain to deploy low-carbon energy at a scale necessary to meet net zero carbon emission targets. We … innovation. These include both improvements in physical capital, such as smart grids to aid integration of intermittent … innovation and discuss the lessons learnt for policy. We then discuss the need for complementary innovation in both physical …
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diffusion and, to some extent, shaped the geography of innovation. …
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We study the gains from trade in an economy with oligopolistic competition, firm heterogeneity, and innovation …. In addition to markups, selection and innovation provide additional channels through which the trade-induced effect on … channels; we find that innovation plays a small but non-negligible role, while the main component is equally split between the …
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Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to quantify the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The framework provides the first panel estimates connecting country-industry productivity and...
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mechanisms’ implications for productivity, innovation, and policy. …
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knowledge diffusion measures and therefore ensuring that innovation and competition policies advance together. …
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Can historical institutions affect today's firm innovation? We analyze a historical experiment in 1902, when the … industrial firms in China, we show that firms in locations historically affected by the CMC rules exhibit higher innovation …
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