The patterns of induced diffusion: Evidence from the international diffusion of wind energy

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1227-1241

  Davies, Stephen W ^a   Diaz Rainey, Ivan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Diffusion patterns; Energy policy; Induced diffusion; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; DIFFUSION PATTERNS; DIFFUSION PROCESS; ENERGY SECURITY; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; INDUCED DIFFUSION; INNOVATION DIFFUSION; INTERNATIONAL DIFFUSION; OECD COUNTRIES; POLICY INTERVENTION; POLICY TOOLS; EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; WIND POWER;

DIFFUSION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; INNOVATION; OECD; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; WIND POWER;

EID: 80051593330     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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