Die Eignung von Lenkungsabgaben zur Stimulierung umweltfreundlicher Innovationen wird nach wie vor kontrovers diskutiert. Während preisliche Anreize in der traditionellen Umweltökonomik als entscheidende Voraussetzung für Innovationen gelten, finden sich auch kritische Stimmen, die...

The influence of environmental policy on innovative behaviour of companies has so far received little attention in scientific discourse. Based on recent literature, the paper analyses the impact of requirements, levies, permits, liability laws, and the EC-eco- audit regulation with respect to...

This report provides a review of recent firm-level and plant-level surveys containing questions on environmental policies, innovation practices or performance which are relevant for environmental policy analysis and assessment. We specifically focus on the core element that relates environmental...