Exploring technology diffusion in emerging markets - the role of public policy for wind energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 217-226

  Friebe, Christian A ^a,b   Von Flotow, Paschen ^b   Täube, Florian A ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Sustainable Business Institute (SBI)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Project developers; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; WIND POWER; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EMERGING ECONOMIES; INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS; INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS; INSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCES; PRIVATE INVESTMENT; PROJECT DEVELOPERS; QUALITATIVE DATA; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; EMERGING MARKETS;

TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENT; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; WIND POWER;

EID: 84899899282     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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