Environmental policies, competition and innovation in renewable energy

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 396-411

  Nesta, Lionel ^a   Vona, Francesco ^a   Nicolli, Francesco ^b  

^a OFCE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition; Endogeneity; Environmental policies; Pre sample mean GMM; Renewable energy technology

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

ENDOGENEITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREEN INNOVATIONS; LIBERALIZED ENERGY MARKETS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SAMPLE MEANS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ECONOMETRICS; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; LIBERALIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84899918401     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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