At home and abroad: An empirical analysis of innovation and diffusion in energy technologies

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-134

  Verdolini, Elena ^a   Galeotti, Marzio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy technologies; Innovation; Knowledge spillovers; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY PRICES; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE FLOW; KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS; LOWER PROBABILITIES; PULL EFFECT; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; TECHNOLOGICAL DISTANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

DIFFUSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 79951552151     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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