Environmental policies and the trade of energy technologies in Europe

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-460

  Costantini, Valeria ^a   Crespi, Francesco ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy; Environment; EU; European Union; Gravity model; Innovation; Institutions; Kyoto protocol; National Innovation System; NIS; Regulation; Technology

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INNOVATION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; REGULATORY APPROACH; TRADE FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 47949085638     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2008.019373     Document Type: Article

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