Dekker, Thijs; Vollebergh, Herman R.J.; Vries, Frans P. de - In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 64 (2012) 1, pp. 45-67
This paper studies patenting decisions by firms in relation to the negotiation and signing of the Helsinki and Oslo protocol as part of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. We use a uniquely constructed patent data set on SO2 abatement technologies filed in 15 signatory and...