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Carbon taxes, path dependency and directed technical change : evidence from the auto industry

Aghion, Philippe; Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Hémous, David - 2012

innovation distinguishing between "dirty" (internal combustion engine) and "clean" (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 … tax-inclusive fuel prices. Furthermore, there is path dependence in the type of innovation both from aggregate spillovers … and from the firm's own innovation history. Using our model we simulate the increases in carbon taxes needed to allow …

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The future prospect of PV and CSP solar technologies : an expert elicitation survey

Bosetti, Valentina; Catenacci, Michela; Fiorese, Giulia; … - 2012

In this paper we present and discuss the results of an expert elicitation survey on solar technologies. Sixteen leading European experts from the academic world, the private sector and international institutions took part in this expert elicitation survey on Photovoltaic (PV) and Concentrated...

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Going electric : expert survey on the future of battery technologies for electric vehicles

Catenacci, Michela; Verdolini, Elena; Bosetti, Valentina; … - 2012

The paper describes the results of a survey, carried out with leading EU experts, on the capacity of both fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to reach commercial success in the next twenty years. The success of electric transport is hampered by a combination of low range, scarce...

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The power of biomass : experts disclose the potential for success of bioenergy technologies

Fiorese, Giulia; Catenacci, Michela; Bosetti, Valentina; … - 2013

This paper focuses on technologies which use thermo-chemical or biochemical processes to convert biomass into electricity. We present the results from an expert elicitation exercise involving sixteen leading experts coming from different EU Member States. Aim of the elicitation was to assess the...

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Technology, Information and the Decentralization of the Firm

Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Lelarge, Claire; Van … - Institut für Schweizerisches Bankwesen <Zürich> - 2007

This paper analyzes the relationship between the diffusion of new technologies and the decentralization of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the principal, which we equate with publicly available information. Decentralized control, on the other hand, delegates authority to...

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Innovation and institutional ownership

Aghion, Philippe; Van Reenen, John; Zingales, Luigi - 2010

We find that institutional ownership in publicly traded companies is associated with more innovation (measured by cite …, policy changes and disaggregating by type of owner we find that the effect of institutions on innovation does not appear to … be due to endogenous selection. -- Career Concerns ; Innovation ; Institutional Ownership ; Productivity and R&D …

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