A major reason behind China׳s dominant position in the solar water heater (SWH) industry in the world over recent years has been its technological choice of evacuated tube instead of flat plate collectors. Through continuous innovations in research and development, manufacturing, and marketing,...

Unilateral tightening of environmental regulation is often considered to cause regulated industries to locate at places with lower compliance cost. The pollution haven effect may be offset, however, when endogenous technical change and factor reallocation can compensate increased compliance...