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Cleaner Technologies and the Stability of International Environmental Agreements
Benchekroun, Hassan - 2012
This paper shows that, if countries are farsighted when deciding whether to defect from a coalition, then the implementation of cleaner technologies may jeopardize the chances of reaching an international environmental agreement. The grand coalition may be destabilized by the implementation of...
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Sharing R&D investments in cleaner technologies to mitigate climate change
El-Sayed, Abeer; Rubio, Santiago J. - 2014
This paper examines international cooperation on technological development as an alternative to international cooperation on GHG emission reductions. It is assumed that when countries cooperate they coordinate their investments so as to minimize the agreement costs of controlling emissions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344228
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Uncertain R&D, Backstop Technology and Ghgs Stabilization
Bosetti, Valentina - 2012
This paper analyses optimal investments in innovation when dealing with a stringent climate target and with the … uncertain effectiveness of Ramp;D. The innovation needed to achieve the deep cut in emissions is modelled by a backstop carbon … characterizes technological advancement yields higher investments in innovation and lower policy costs. We then confirm the results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012755428
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Innovative Activity in Wind and Solar Technology : Empirical Evidence on Knowledge Spillovers Using Patent Data
Braun, Frauke G.; Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens; Zloczysti, Petra - 2013
technologies or sectors (inter-sectoral spillovers), or at the international level. We find that innovation is strongly driven by … knowledge spillovers, especially those occurring at the national level. Wind and solar technologies exhibit distinct innovation … only influential in the case of wind technology. We also find evidence that public R&D stimulates innovation, particularly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014193730
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Incentives for environmental R&D
Greaker, Mads; Hoel, Michael - 2011 - Publisert 10. mai. 2011 18:55
Since governments can influence the demand for a new abatement technology through their environmental policy, they may be able to expropriate innovations in new abatement technology ex post. This suggests that incentives for environmental R&D may be lower than the incentives for market goods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009007284
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Incentives for environmental R&D
Greaker, Mads; Hoel, Michael - 2011
Since governments can influence the demand for a new abatement technology through their environmental policy, they may be able to expropriate innovations in new abatement technology ex post. This suggests that incentives for environmental R&D may be lower than the incentives for market goods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009130253
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Environmental Innovation and Firm Profitability – An Analysis with Respect to Firm Size
Axenbeck, Janna - 2019
between small and medium-sized (SME) and large (LE) enterprises. Using data from the Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP) 2015 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012863682
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Environmental innovation and firm profitability : an analysis with respect to firm size
Axenbeck, Janna - 2019
between small and medium-sized (SME) and large (LE) enterprises. Using data from the Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP) 2015 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012055635
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Inter-temporal R&D and capital investment portfolios for the electricity industry's low carbon future
Santen, Nidhi R.; Webster, Mort D.; Popp, David; … - 2014
research characteristic of the energy innovation process. We show portfolios for future scenarios with and without carbon … frameworks that do not incorporate critical electricity and innovation system features may over- or under-estimate the value of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010467363
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Does green transition promote green innovation and technological acquisitions?
Bose, Udichibarna; Gregori, Wildmer Daniel; Martinez … - 2023
enhances their post-acquisition green innovation performances. Our results also show an increase in green acquisitions after … Agreement do not show any significant impact on their post-acquisition innovation performances, raising concerns related to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014279997