Industrial CO2 intensity, indigenous innovation and R&D spillovers in China's provinces

Applied Energy

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-127

  Yang, Yuan ^a   Cai, Wenjia ^a   Wang, Can ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Research and development (R D); Spillovers

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; EMISSIONS MITIGATION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; INDUSTRIAL CO; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVERS; TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CHINA;

EID: 84903897641     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.033     Document Type: Article

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