Diffusion of green technology: A survey

International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-33

  Allan, Corey ^a   Jaffe, Adam B ^a,b   Sin, Isabelle ^a  

^a MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Green technology; Policy instruments; Technology diffusion; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901028734     PISSN: 19321465     EISSN: 19321473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/101.00000055     Document Type: Review

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