Determinants and Specificities of Eco-Innovations Compared to Other Innovations-An Econometric Analysis for the French and German Industry Based on the Community Innovation Survey

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 523-543

  Horbach, Jens ^a   Oltra, Vanessa ^b   Belin, Jean ^b  

^a AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

discrete choice models; Eco Innovation; industry

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FRANCE; GERMANY;

EID: 84887093794     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2013.833375     Document Type: Article

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