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Transition to Clean Technology
Hanley, Douglas; Acemoglu, Daron; Akcigit, Ufuk; Kerr, … - Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh - 2014
We develop a microeconomic model of endogenous growth where clean and dirty technologies compete in production and innovation-in the sense that research can be directed to either clean or dirty technologies. If dirty technologies are more advanced to start with, the potential transition to clean...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929533
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Localized and Biased Technologies: Atkinson and Stiglitz's New View, Induced Innovations, and Directed Technological Change
Acemoglu, Daron - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
This paper revisits the important ideas proposed by Atkinson and Stiglitz's seminal 1969 paper on technological change. After linking these ideas to the induced innovation literature of the 1960s and the more recent directed technological change literature, it explains how these three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262792
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The Environment and Directed Technical Change
Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Bursztyn, Leonardo; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper introduces endogenous and directed technical change in a growth model with environmental constraints. A unique final good is produced by combining inputs from two sectors. One of these sectors uses "dirty" machines and thus creates environmental degradation. Research can be directed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365645
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological progress and technology adoption. In standard endogenous growth models, which feature a strong scale effect, an increase in the supply of labor encourages technological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791910
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
This paper studies the conditions under which the scarcity of a factor (in particular, labor) encourages technological progress and technology adoption. In standard endogenous growth models, which feature a strong scale effect, an increase in the supply of labor encourages technological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005778012
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Equilibrium Bias of Technology
Acemoglu, Daron - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
The study of the bias of new technologies is important both as part of the analysis of the nature of technology adoption and the direction of technological change, and to understand the distributional implications of new technologies. In this paper, I analyze the equilibrium bias of technology....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005049961
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The Environment and Directed Technical Change
Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Bursztyn, Leonardo; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
This paper introduces endogenous and directed technical change in a growth model with environmental constraints and limited resources. A unique final good is produced by combining inputs from two sectors. One of these sectors uses "dirty" machines and thus creates environmental degradation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008614634
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Diversity and Technological Progress
Acemoglu, Daron - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
innovations that will replace current innovations imply that social benefits from innovation are not fully internalized. As a …; current innovations in research lines that will be profitable in the future are discouraged because current innovations are … typically followed by further innovations before they can be profitably marketed. A social planner would choose a more diverse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004109
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Transition to Clean Technology
Kerr, William; Acemoglu, Daron; Akcigit, Ufuk; Hanley, … - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2014
We develop a microeconomic model of endogenous growth where clean and dirty technologies compete in production and innovation. in the sense that research can be directed to either clean or dirty technologies. If dirty technologies are more advanced to start with, the potential transition to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095220
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Transition to Clean Technology
Acemoglu, Daron; Akcigit, Ufuk; Hanley, Douglas; Kerr, … - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2014
We develop a microeconomic model of endogenous growth where clean and dirty technologies complete in production and innovation - in the sense that research can be directed to either clean or dirty technologies. If dirty technologies are more advanced to start with, the potential transition to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095231