This paper examines the effect of environmental policies on technological innovation in the specific case of renewable … energy. The analysis is conducted using patent data on a panel of 25 countries over the period 1978-2003. It is found that … public policy plays a significant role in determining patent applications. Different types of policy instruments are …

existence of strong patent laws encourage innovation? And 2) May patent laws influence the direction - as opposed to the rate …What is the optimal system of intellectual property rights to encourage innovation? Empirical evidence from economic … to address problems with the current patent system: 3) How do patent pools, as a mechanism to mitigate litigation risks …

empirical study of patent citation data, this paper adds to the literature on returns to energy R&D by focusing on the behavior …

The achievements in agricultural innovation over the past century have been impressive, supporting large increases in …

While many studies have looked at innovation and adoption of technologies separately, the two processes are linked … combines plant-level data on U.S. coal-fired electric power plants with patent data pertaining to NOx pollution control …

use patent data to examine the evolution of two completing bleaching technologies in five major paper-producing countries …-friendly innovation, we focus on a process innovation, rather than on end-of-the-pipe solutions to pollution. Moreover, while previous … studies emphasize the importance of regulation for inducing innovation, here we find substantial innovation occurring before …