The merits of new pollutants and how to get them when patents are granted

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-327

  Perino, Grischa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Innovation; Instrument choice; Monopoly pricing; New pollutants; Patents

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMPETITION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FOOD ADDITIVES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; KETONES; MULTITASKING; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; POLLUTION;

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; BUSINESS MEDIA; EMISSIONS (ASPHALT); MARGINAL DAMAGE; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; RETURNS TO SCALE (RTS); SPRINGER (CO);

TECHNOLOGY;

DAMAGE; EMISSION CONTROL; INCENTIVE; INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION TAX; PRICING POLICY; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EID: 45749151759     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9155-y     Document Type: Article

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