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Long-term impacts of environmental policy and eco-innovative activities of firms
Rennings, Klaus; Rexhäuser, Sascha - 2010
- auch von nicht marktbasierten Instrumenten der Umweltpolitik durchaus langfristige Innovationsanreize ausgehen können …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008665403
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Elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty energy inputs : a macroeconomic perspective
Papageorgiou, Chris; Saam, Marianne; Schulte, Patrick - 2013
Recently Acemolgu, Aghion, Bursztyn and Hemous (AER 2012) formulated a model in which a high macroeconomic elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty production represents a crucial condition for green growth. Until now it has never been systematically estimated. Using a novel panel of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010202674
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440772
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Green innovations and organizational change : making better use of environmental technology
Hottenrott, Hanna; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Veugelers, Reinhilde - 2014 - This version - February 2014
firms located in Germany. The adoption of CO2 reducing and sustainable technologies innovations is associated with lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238378
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Determinants of eco-innovations by type of environmental impact : the role of regulatory push/pull, technology push and market pull
Horbach, Jens; Rammer, Christian; Rennings, Klaus - 2011
Empirical analyses of the determinants of environmental innovations were rarely able to distinguish between different areas of environmental impacts. The paper tries to close this gap by employing a new and unique dataset based on the German Community Innovation Survey conducted in 2009. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008938022
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The determinants and effects of environmental product innovations - an analysis on the basis of case studies
Türpitz, Katharina (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001867247
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Unmasking the Porter hypothesis : environmental innovations and firm-profitability
Rexhäuser, Sascha; Rammer, Christian - 2011
We examine impacts of different types of environmental innovations on firm profits. Following Porter’s (1991) hypothesis that environmental regulation can improve firms’ competitiveness we distinguish regulation induced and voluntary environmental innovations. We find that innovations which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009129823
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The social long-term care insurance in Germany : origin, situation, threats, and perspectives
Heinicke, Katrin; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2010
This paper describes the Social Long-Term Care Insurance (SLTCI) in Germany. Based on a short review of the history of … long-term care organization and the preceding laws in Germany, the implementation of the SLTCI as a self-standing pillar … within the system of social insurances in Germany and its set-up with regard to eligibility criteria, service provision and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941704
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15 years of pension reform in Germany : old successes and new threats
Bonin, Holger - 2009
-term sustainability. We argue that the latest reforms have moved pension provision in Germany in principle from a defined benefit to a … ; Financial Crisis ; Fiscal Sustainability Survey ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857711
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From less promising to green? : technological opportunities and their role in (green) ICT innovation
Cecere, Grazia; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Schulte, Patrick - 2015
This paper aims to shed light on the role of technological opportunities for green innovation by studying the case of Green ICT innovation. We test two hypotheses: (1) Firms active in low-opportunity technological areas are less innovative; (2) Firms active in low-opportunity technological areas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436068