This paper addresses two basic issues related to technological innovation and climate stabilisation objectives: i) Can … innovation policies be effective in stabilising greenhouse gas concentrations? ii) To what extent can innovation policies … technical progress in the energy sector. We evaluate a range of innovation policies, both as a stand-alone instrument and in …

energy R&D expenditures. Technological innovation is measured using patent counts for specific technologies related to energy …. -- Innovation ; Technological Change ; Patents ; Energy-Efficiency ; Buildings ; Environmental Policy …

Although knowledge spillovers are at the core of the innovation policy’s justification, they have never been properly …

lobbying on energy innovation and finds that they significantly affect the incentives to innovate and create cleaner energy …

process of innovation, and the growth of total factor productivity. Evidence indicates that the PDPs and structural reforms … are to transform the productive structure, increase total factor productivity, and enhance innovation, government …

This paper looks at the interplay between human capital and innovation in the presence of climate and educational … moderate, short-term consumption loss. Human capital is complement to all forms of innovation and an educational policy … stimulates both energy and general purpose innovation. This result has important policy implications considering the growing …

literature on environmental innovation and diffusion, with a focus on studies relevant to the development of clean energy …

There is great interest in evaluating the impact of private equity investments on innovation and economic growth …. However, there is no direct empirical evidence on the effects of such transactions on the innovation strategies of … Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program research awards. We find that SBIR firms attracting private equity investments are …