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Title Environmental Policies and directed technological change
ID_Doc 35437
Authors Gugler, K; Szücs, F; Wiedenhofer, T
Title Environmental Policies and directed technological change
Year 2024
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102916
Abstract This article evaluates if and to which extent policy can steer innovation towards eco-friendly technologies. We construct a cross-country dataset on sectoral green innovation and complement it with data on policies designed to address environmental market failures: environmental taxes, regulation, and R&D subsidies. While all of these tools exert a positive effect on green innovation, our IV estimates reveal substantial heterogeneities across policies. Overall, green innovation reacts most strongly to R&D subsidies for renewables, but interaction effects between different policies need to be considered.
Author Keywords Climate change; Environmental policies; Directed technological change; Green patents; Regulation; Taxes; R&D
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:001144131800001
WoS Category Business; Economics; Environmental Studies
Research Area Business & Economics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102916
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