This paper studies innovation dynamics in efficiency improving electricity generation technologies as an important … means of mitigating climate change impacts. Relevant patents are identified and used as an indicator of innovation. We find …

This paper investigates the connection between resource abundance and innovation, as a transmission mechanism that can …, consumers trade off leisure versus consumption, and firms trade off innovation efforts versus manufacturing. For this model, we … indirectly by inducing a smaller proportion of the labor force to engage in innovation. …

produced by climate-economy models while introducing the dimension of uncertainty in innovation ef- forts, without succumbing … evaluating optimal near-term innovation investment portfolios in four key clean energy technologies (solar, biofuels … innovation to improve the performance of these technologies. We employ an IAM (WITCH) which has a fairly rich description of the …

low-quality producers to defend their monopoly position and prevent innovation and entry of high-quality competitors … politician secures re-election by setting high bureaucratic costs and firms invest in network blocking innovation and entry …