Clean energy: Revisiting the challenges of industrial policy

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Morris, Adele C ^a   Nivola, Pietro S ^a   Schultze, Charles L ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean energy; Climate change; Energy subsidy; Industrial policy; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

CLEAN ENERGY; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY SUBSIDY; EXPECTED COSTS; FEDERAL ENERGY; GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICIES; MARKET FAILURES; MARKET PENETRATION; MARKET SHARE; PUBLIC INVESTMENTS; RENT-SEEKING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION; TECHNOLOGY;

INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869133000     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.08.030     Document Type: Article

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