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Long-term impacts of environmental policy and eco-innovative activities of firms

Rennings, Klaus; Rexhäuser, Sascha - 2010

This paper analyses two aspects of environmental regulations triggered by ecoinnovations. First, whether there are long term effects of regulation on innovation. Second, whether the impact of different types of regulation differ by type of the environmental benefit of the innovations. To answer...

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Umweltpolitik und Innovation: Grundlegende Begriffe und Zusammenhänge

Hemmelskamp, Jens - 1996

Im Rückgriff auf die Innovationsforschung wird ein Ansatz für eine gemeinsame Sprache und eine konsistente Systematik für Innovationen im Umweltbereich entwickelt. Dazu werden einige allgemeine Begriffsdefinitionen der Innovationsforschung erläutert, der Begriff Umweltinnovation eingeführt...

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Evaluating environmental programs: the perspective of modern evaluation research

Frondel, Manuel; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2001

Large-scale environmental programs generally commit substantial societal resources, making the evaluation of their actual effects on the relevant outcomes imperative. As the example of the subsidization of energy-saving appliances illustrates, much of the applied environmental economics...

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Energy Biased Technical Change: A CGE Analysis

Löschel, Andreas; Otto, Vincent M.; Dellink, Rob B. - 2005

This paper studies energy bias in technical change. For this purpose, we develop a computable general equilibrium model that builds on endogenous growth models. The model explicitly captures links between energy, the rate and direction of technical change, and the economy. We derive the...

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Hold-up Problems with Respect to R&D Investment and Licensing in Environmental Regulation

Breitscheidel, Jörg - 2005

We explore the design of self-financing tax-subsidy schemes to solve hold-up problems in environmental regulation. The announcement of the tax rate seems to be preferable to solve hold-up problems with respect to the investment in environmental R&D. In contrast, only the announcement of the...

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Self-financing Tax/Subsidy Mechanisms in Environmental Regulation with Many Firms

Breitscheidel, Jörg - 2005

We consider the application of self-financing tax/subsidy mechanisms in environmental regulation and explore the question whether these mechanisms yield strong investment incentives in a market with many firms under Cournot competition. It turns out that the tax/subsidy mechanism with the...

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Towards a Theory and Policy of Eco-Innovation - Neoclassical and (Co-)Evolutionary Perspectives

Rennings, Klaus - 1998

approaches have their merits and limits concerning a theory and policy of ecoinnovation. Neoclassical methods are most elaborated … question is if innovations toward sustainability can be treated like normal innovations or if a specific theory and policy are … social and institutional innovation in both eco-innovation theory and policy. …

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A Regulatory Framework for a Policy of Sustainability: Lessons from the Neo-Liberal School

Rennings, Klaus; Koschel, Henrike; Brockmann, Karl Ludwig; … - 1997

In this paper targets, institutions and policy measures for describing and implementing sustainable development are evaluated in terms of their conformity with the economic framework of a market system. Firstly, from the viewpoint of neo-liberal economic thinking as conceived by the German...

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Lead Markets of Environmental Innovations: A Framework for Innovation and Environmental Economics

Rennings, Klaus; Beise, Marian - 2003

Environmental regulations often want to stimulate the generation and adoption of ecoefficient innovations. An important argument in the public debate is also the creation of new markets for environmentally benign products, processes and services that other countries adopt and therefore generate...

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Environmental policy instruments and their effects on innovation

Hemmelskamp, Jens - 1996

The influence of environmental policy on innovative behaviour of companies has so far recieved little attention in scientific discourse. Based on recent literature, the paper analyses the impact of requirements, levies, permits, liability laws, and the EC-eco- audit regulation with respect to...

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