The influence of energy prices on adoption of clean technologies and recycling: Evidence from European SMEs

Energy Economics

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 246-257

  Triguero, Angela ^a   Moreno Mondéjar, Lourdes ^a   Davia, María A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cleaner technologies; End of pipe technologies; Energy prices; Environmental innovation; Induced innovation; SMEs

Indexed keywords

CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY PRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; SMES;

CLEANER PRODUCTION; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; RECYCLING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84907991480     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.09.020     Document Type: Article

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