Long-term impacts of environmental policy and eco-innovative activities of firms

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 274-290

  Rennings, Klaus ^a   Rexhäuser, Sascha ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Resource Economics ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental innovation; Environmental policy; Innovation surveys

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SURVEYS;

COMMUNITY INNOVATION SURVEYS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; LONG-TERM IMPACTS; PAPER ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 80052103406     PISSN: 14684322     EISSN: 17415292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2011.042087     Document Type: Article

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