The Dynamics of Environmental and Economic Systems : Innovation, Environmental Policy and Competitiveness
edited by Valeria Costantini, Massimiliano Mazzanti
| Year of publication: |
2013
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| Authors: | Costantini, Valeria |
| Other Persons: | Mazzanti, Massimiliano (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Dordrecht : Springer |
| Subject: | Technischer Fortschritt | Technological change | Umweltpolitik | Environmental policy | Wirtschaftswachstum | Economic growth | Umweltökonomik | Environmental economics | Welt | World |
| Description of contents: | Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (XXII, 231 p. 36 illus, digital) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record The Dynamics of Environmental and Economic Systems; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; References; Part I: Modelling Macroeconomic Scenarios: Energy Issues, Economic Performances and Environmental Policy; Chapter 1: The GTAP-E: Model Description and Improvements; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Bottom-Up and Top-Down Models; 1.3 The GTAP Model; 1.3.1 An Overview; 1.3.2 The GTAP Database; 1.3.3 Model Structure; 1.4 The GTAP-E Model; 1.4.1 Production Structure; 1.4.2 Consumption Structure; 1.4.3 CO2 Emissions and Related Parameters 1.4.4 The GTAP-E Revised Version1.5 Model Improvements; 1.5.1 CO2 Emission Data Calibration; 1.5.2 Updated Substitution Elasticities in the Capital-Energy Nest; 1.5.3 Model Setting and Baseline; 1.6 Conclusions and Future Research Steps; References; Chapter 2: Carbon Leakage and Trade Adjustment Policies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Carbon Leakage as a Side Effect of Climate Policies; 2.2.1 A Definition of Carbon Leakage; 2.2.2 How to Design Carbon Border Tax Adjustments; 2.3 Scenario Setting; 2.4 Empirical Results; 2.5 Conclusions; References Chapter 3: Theoretical Approaches to Dynamic Efficiency in Policy Contexts: The Case of Renewable Electricity3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theoretical Approaches to Analysis of Innovation Effects of RES-E Support; 3.2.1 The Traditional Economics Perspective; 3.2.2 The Systems of Innovation Perspective; 3.2.3 The Literature on Learning Effects; 3.3 Combining Different Perspectives: Points of Complementarity and Conflict; 3.4 Conclusions; References Chapter 4: Energy Efficiency Policy in the USA: The Impact of the Industrial Assessment Centres (IAC) Programme and State and and Regional Climate Policy Actions4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Determinants of Investments in Energy Efficiency; 4.2.1 Investment Decision: Previous Evidence; 4.2.2 The IAC Database 2011; 4.2.3 The Decision Concerning Energy Efficiency Investment in the IAC Programme; 4.3 Impact of the IAC Programme and the US EPA State and Regional Climate Policies; 4.3.1 Panel Data of Emissions; 4.3.2 The State and Regional Climate Policy Actions; 4.3.3 Estimations 4.3.3.1 Energy Consumption/Real GDP4.3.3.2 Emissions/Real GDP; 4.4 Conclusions; Appendix; References; Chapter 5: The Role and Effectiveness of Environmental and Social Regulations in Creating Innovation Offsets and Enhancing Firm Competitiveness; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Development of Research Questions; 5.3 Data and Methods; 5.4 Results; 5.4.1 Case-Based Analysis; 5.4.2 Survey Analysis; 5.5 Conclusions; References; Part II: Environmental Innovation and Competitiveness: Linking Micro, Meso and Macro Analysis in the Dynamics Chapter 6: Implications of Policy Uncertainty for Innovation in Environmental Technologies: The Case of Public R&D Budgets |
| ISBN: | 978-94-007-5089-0 ; 978-94-007-5088-3 |
| Other identifiers: | 10.1007/978-94-007-5089-0 [DOI] |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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