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Coalitional cohesion in technology policy: The case of the early solar cell industry in the United States
Ergen, Timur - 2017
Aufsatz trägt zu neueren Debatten über die Bedingungen erfolgreicher Industrie- und Technologiepolitik bei, indem er zeigt …
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Renewable energy policy in the presence of innovation: Does government pre-commitmnt matter?
Madlener, Reinhard; Neustadt, Ilja - 2010
In a perfectly competitive market with a possibility of technological innovation we contrast guaranteed feed-in tariffs …. Specifically, we model decisions about the technological innovation with convex costs within the framework of a game …-commitment. We find that for the case of technological innovation with convex costs subsidy policies are preferable over quota …
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Notes on the Determinants of Innovation: A Multi-Perspective Analysis
Crespi, Francesco - 2004
The study of innovation and technological change is an increasing field of economic enquire because innovation can be … considered a major engine of growth. This paper is concerned with the determinants of innovation and technological change …
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Genuine dissaving and optimal growth
Valente, Simone - 2005
Green accounting theories have shown that negative genuine savings at some point in time imply unsustainability. Consequently, recent studies advocate the use of the genuine savings measure for empirical testing: a negative index implies sustainability be rejected. This criterion is not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011753103
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Förderung erneuerbarer Energien und Emissionshandel: wir brauchen beides
Kemfert, Claudia; Diekmann, Jochen - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 11, pp. 169-174
Die Förderung erneuerbarer Energien und der Emissionshandel sind wesentliche Elemente der europäischen und der nationalen Energie- und Klimapolitik. Einige Kritiker lehnen jedoch die gezielte Förderung erneuerbarer Energien ab, insbesondere mit dem Argument, sie sei im Zusammenhang mit dem...
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Community innovation for sustainable energy
Hielscher, Sabine; Seyfang, Gill; Smith, Adrian - 2011
As in other countries, there is a growing public, policy and business interest in the UK in the roles and potential of community-led initiatives for sustainable energy consumption and production. Such initiatives include green lifestyle-based activities to reduce energy consumption (e.g....
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Erneuerbare Energien: Status und Potentiale
Pflüger, Antonio - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 76 (2007) 1, pp. 35-49
Unter heutigen Rahmenbedingungen muss davon ausgegangen werden, dass der globale Primärenergieverbrauch sich bis 2050 mehr als verdoppeln wird und die energiebedingten CO2-Emissionen sogar um 137% steigen. Die Abhängigkeit der OECD-Staaten von Energieimporten würde weiter wachsen und der...
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A Century of Rice Innovations
Halos, Saturnina C. - 2005
Rice innovations are technologies and practices extensively adopted so as to change production practices and productivity. This paper documents the changes in rice productivity, policy and institutions in the last 100 years and identifies the technological change that may have affected rice...
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The Problem of Private Under-investment in Innovation: A Policy Mind Map
Peneder, Michael - 2008
This paper reviews the major finance-related causes of private under-investment in innovation and the consequent … rationales, aims and targets, critical constraints, and the main finance-related instruments of innovation policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435227
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European Policies towards Palm Oil - Sorting Out some Facts
Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - 2009
This paper analyses the role of palm oil and its sustainability from different perspectives. We consider the role of palm oil within the GHG context. We discuss the impact of palm oil on biodiversity and analyse how palm oil can contribute to economic growth and development in tropical...
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