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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 …
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Although knowledge spillovers are at the core of the innovation policy’s justification, they have never been properly …
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This paper estimates the impact of two productive development programs (PDPs) in Costa Rica: PROPYME and CR Provee. The first seeks to increase the capacity of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) to innovate, and the second aims to increase backward linkages between Costa Rican SMEs and...
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In contrast to the limited impact of aggregate-level productive development policies (PDPs) in Argentina, micro-level PDPs in several sectors have proven highly successful. This study seeks to understand how these PDPs succeeded in a challenging environment, what kinds of mechanisms were...
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lobbying on energy innovation and finds that they significantly affect the incentives to innovate and create cleaner energy …
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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 …
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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 …
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innovation, with various implications for inequality. First, we characterize several market mechanisms whereby higher rates of … innovation lead to higher inequality. Second, we highlight channels whereby inequality acts as an impediment to innovation and … growth. Third, we highlight policies that can help achieve better outcomes for both innovation and inequality. We show that …
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