Are efficiency improvements in the use of natural resources the key for sustainable development, are they the solution …

Are efficiency improvements in the use of natural resources the key for sustainable development, are they the solution …

regulations is a significant determinant of productive efficiency with respect to pollutant emissions as well as fuel use. However … implemented to estimate efficiency scores, including a measure of technological innovation based on patent stocks. Second …, econometric methods are applied to analyse the role of policy stringency and policy design on efficiency. Our estimation sample …

This paper applies the Directed Technical Change (DTC) framework to study improvements in the efficiency of energy use …. We present a theoretical model which (1) shows that the demand for energy is shifted down by innovations in energy … empirical analysis of patent and energy data. Our contribution is fivefold. First, our model shows that under very general …

In many industries, competition is far from perfect and managerial efficiency (or a fixed cost) varies among firms … imperfect competition and managerial efficiency are important. However, the magnitude of the bias is not large ... …

Poor performance of the electricity sector remains a drag to economic efficiency and a bottleneck to economic activity …

. Expected technological change will increase this welfare loss. Deployment of distributed energy resources (e.g. solar) benefits …