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The role of environmental regulations and innovation in TFP convergence : evidence from manufacturing SMEs in Viet Nam

Nguyen, Huu Thanh Tam; Minh, Nguyen-Khac; Quoc, Tran-Nam - 2017

This is a pioneer study investigating the relationship between environmental compliance and TFP convergence for SMEs. It examines the impacts of environmental compliance, and its combination with innovation, on TFP convergence of manufacturing SMEs. We applied the dynamic panel regression method...

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Environmental R&D

Hoel, Michael - 2010

The topic of this note is issues related to R&D expenditures leading to improved technologies for reducing environmentally harmful emissions. The focus is on he following questions: Will a market economy where environmental policies are restricted to taxes or quotas give the socially efficient...

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Invention and International Diffusion of Water Conservation and Availability Technologies : Evidence from Patent Data

Dechezleprêtre, Antoine - 2015

This paper identifies over 50 000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related adaptation technologies between 1990 and 2010, distinguishing between those related to water availability (supply) and water conservation (demand) technologies. The paper then analyses the innovation activity –...

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Fueling the Innovative Process : Oil Prices and Induced Innovation in Automotive Energy-Efficient Technology

Johnson, Daniel K. N.; Crabb, Joseph M. - 2014

This paper tests the induced innovation hypothesis that higher oil prices will lead to increased innovation in energy-efficient automotive technology. We find robust empirical support for the hypothesis, while using various measures of oil and gas prices and controlling for other factors...

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Beyond Technology-Push and Demand-Pull : Lessons from California's Solar Policy

Taylor, Margaret R. - 2013

The scale of the technological transformation required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to quot;safequot; levels while minimizing economic impacts necessitates an emphasis on designing climate policy to foster, or at least not impede, environmental innovation. There is only a weak empirical...

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Impact of technological change on small and medium enterprises performance in Lagos State

Durowoju, Stella Toyosi - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 17 (2017) 4, pp. 743-756

of SMEs to accept new innovative methods that will lead to higher performance of humans and machines for increased … regression technique. The hypothesis tested found that technological change has effect on organizational performance of small and … recorded in the SMEs performance is accounted for by technological change. This result is statistically significant because the …

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Do technology diffusion theories explain the OSS business model adoption patterns?

Koski, Heli - 2007

This paper addresses the question of the software companies’ timing of adoption of the open source software (OSS) business models comprising the supply of OSS products and/or services. The game-theoretic technology adoption models do not explain well the observed diffusion patterns of the OSS...

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Uncertain R&D, Backstop Technology and GHGs Stabilization

Bosetti, Valentina; Tavoni, Massimo - 2007

This paper analyses optimal investments in innovation when dealing with a stringent climate target and with the uncertain effectiveness of R&D. The innovation needed to achieve the deep cut in emissions is modelled by a backstop carbon-free technology whose cost depends on R&D investments. To...

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Organisational change and the productivity effects of green technology adoption

Hottenrott, Hanna; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Veugelers, Reinhilde - 2016 - This version January 2016

This study investigates induced productivity effects of firms introducing new environmental technologies. The literature on within-firm organisational change and productivity suggests that firms can achieve higher productivity gains from adopting new technologies if they adapt their...

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Climate change & technology transfer : barriers, technologies and mechanisms

Goldar, Amrita; Sharma, Shubham; Sawant, Viraj; Jain, Sajal - 2019

Technology transfer is one of the most contentious issues in international negotiations on climate change. Despite its recognition at international platforms such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, G20, etc., the independent review of Climate Technology Centre and...

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