We propose a Solovian growth model with a convex concave production function and international technological spillovers. We test the empirical implications of the model, analysing the effects of the productivity slowdown that followed the oil shocks of the 1970s. We argue that this slowdown,...

Innovation and Technological Catch-Up The Changing Geography of Wine Production Edited by Elisa Giuliani University of Pisa, Italy and SPRU, University of Sussex, UK Andrea Morrison Utrecht University, The Netherlands and KITeS-Bocconi University, Italy Roberta Rabellotti Universitd del...

A toxic-free world is one of the goals of the European Green Deal and a key objective of the World Health Organization Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals. However, although use of some toxic chemicals is being banned, others continue to be developed. We consider...

Industrial innovation churns out increasingly unnatural products and technologies amid scientific uncertainty about their harmful effects. We argue that a quick regulatory response to the discovery that certain innovations are harmful is an important indicator for evaluating the performance of...