| Title |
Stepping up to the mark? Firms' export activity and environmental innovation in 14 European countries |
| ID_Doc |
6151 |
| Authors |
Hanley, A; Semrau, FO |
| Title |
Stepping up to the mark? Firms' export activity and environmental innovation in 14 European countries |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Industry And Innovation, 29, 5 |
| DOI |
10.1080/13662716.2021.2021865 |
| Abstract |
We investigate the ability of exports to trigger the adoption of environmental innovation (EI) in firms, shedding light on the determinants of convergence in environmental standards for Europe's catch-up economies. To analyse this question empirically, we measure the latter as the 1) probability a firm adopts EI and the 2) breadth of EI adoption in firms. Applying Logit and Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood estimations to firm-level data for 14 European countries, we find that particularly Eastern European exporters report higher EI adoption propensities, an effect exclusively driven by process-based EI and not observable for product-based EI. Additionally, we reveal that regardless of a firm's origin, exposure to importing countries with high market-related environmental policy stringency, is linked to the adoption of EI. We conclude that learning-by-exporting, regulation-push and demand-pull mechanisms may help to explain these findings, with foreign markets being characterised by a wider diversity of stakeholder preferences. |
| Author Keywords |
Green-; eco-; environmental innovation; circular economy; environment and trade; export activity; green deal |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000744866900001 |
| WoS Category |
Economics; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2021.2021865
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