Going "green": Trade specialisation dynamics in the solar photovoltaic sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 7275-7283

  Algieri, Bernardina ^a   Aquino, Antonio ^a   Succurro, Marianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

International competitiveness.; Solar photovoltaic; Trade specialisation

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CONVENTIONAL FUEL; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; ENERGY SECURITY; GLOBAL TRENDS; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY; VALUE CREATION; WORK ANALYSIS; WORLD MARKET;

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 80054860341     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.049     Document Type: Article

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