Environmental policy vs. public pressure: Innovation and diffusion of alternative bleaching technologies in the pulp industry

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1253-1268

  Popp, David ^a,b   Hafner, Tamara ^c   Johnstone, Nick ^d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Eco labelling; Environmental innovation; Patents; Pulp and paper

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE CONTENT; ECO-LABELLING; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PATENTS; PUBLIC PRESSURES; PULP AND PAPER; PULP PRODUCTION; PULPING PROCESS;

BLEACHING; CHLORINE; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INNOVATION; PAPER; PULP; PULP MANUFACTURE; WASTEWATER;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

BLEACHING; CHLORINE; CLEANING; INNOVATION; PAPER; PATENTS; PULPS; WASTE WATERS;

EID: 80053961816     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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