We examine impacts of different types of environmental innovations on firm profits. Following Porter's (1991) hypothesis that environmental regulation can improve firms' competitiveness we distinguish regulation induced and voluntary environmental innovations. We find that innovations which...

Die Automobilindustrie macht derzeit keine guten Schlagzeilen. Wie kann verlorenes Vertrauen zurückgewonnen werden? Christian Rammer, Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, nennt die Gründe für die »wohlwollende Rücksichtnahme« der Politik in Deutschland gegenüber...

Eco-innovations are crucial for the mitigation of climate change effects. It is therefore important to know if the existing climate change regulations and carbon pricing are appropriate and sufficient to trigger such innovations. Besides government measures, the demand for carbon neutral...