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Egger, Peter - 2013

This paper proposes a model where heterogeneous firms choose whether to undertake R&D or not. Innovative firms are more productive, have larger investment opportunities and lower own funds for necessary tangible continuation investments than non-innovating firms. As a result, they are...

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Incentives for Environmental R&D

Greaker, Mads; Hoel, Michael - 2021

Since governments can influence the demand for a new abatement technology through their environmental policy, they may be able to expropriate innovations in new abatement technology ex post. This suggests that incentives for environmental R&D may be lower than the incentives for market goods...

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Learning or Lock-In : Optimal Technology Policies to Support Mitigation

Kalkuhl, Matthias - 2014

We investigate conditions that aggravate market failures in energy innovations, and suggest optimal policy instruments to address them. Using an intertemporal general equilibrium model we show that “small” market imperfections may trigger a several decades lasting dominance of an incumbent...

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Complementarity of Innovation Policies in the Brazilian Industry : An Econometric Study

Strube, Eduardo - 2013

The paper aims at assessing discrete complementarities in innovation policies in the context of the Brazilian industry … on supermodularity and submodularity tests for obstacles to innovation (in the present application: lack of finance … analysis highlights the two phases of the innovation process in terms of the propensity and intensity of innovation. The …

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Financial Constraints and Other Obstacles : Are They a Threat to Innovation Activity?

Mohnen, Pierre A.; Palm, Franz C.; Schim van der Loeff, … - 2021

In this paper we examine the importance of financial and other obstacles to innovation in the Netherlands using … statistical information from the CIS 3.5 innovation survey. We report results on the effect of these obstacles on the firms …

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Fiscal and Regulatory Instruments for Clean Technology Development in the European Union

Dechezlepretre, Antoine - 2015

This policy note investigates whether the current level of public support to environment-friendly technologies is sufficient to allow European countries to respond to the multiple challenges posed by climate change and other environmental concerns. We first lay out the justifications for...

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What Should We Expect from Innovation? A Model-Based Assessment of the Environmental and Mitigation Cost Implications of Climate-Related R&D

Bosetti, Valentina - 2013

This paper addresses two basic issues related to technological innovation and climate stabilisation objectives: i) Can … innovation policies be effective in stabilising greenhouse gas concentrations? ii) To what extent can innovation policies … technical progress in the energy sector. We evaluate a range of innovation policies, both as a stand-alone instrument and in …

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International Cooperation on Climate-Friendly Technologies

Golombek, Rolf; Hoel, Michael - 2021

We examine international cooperation on technological development as a supplement to, or an alternative to, international cooperation on emission reductions. R&D should be increased beyond the non-cooperative level if (i) the technology level in one country is positively affected by R&D in other...

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The Long-Run Evolution of Infrastructure Services

Goldsmith, Hugh - CESifo - 2014

This paper traces the 11,000 year evolution of infrastructure systems during major periods of innovation, expansion and … millennia, although at times it has been pivotal in bringing innovation, taking risks and driving efficiency. It is argued that … innovation cycles, stressing that only an evolutionary, multi-disciplinary, systems approach embracing technology, finance, and …

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The Role of Government and Trust in the Market Economy

König, Nadja - 2018

This paper studies the role of governments and its link to trust. We argue that the public's trust strongly depends on governments delivering on their core tasks in a market economy. In some economies, a neglect of core tasks can be observed and there seems to be some erosion, notably in terms...

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