Trade-facilitated technology spillovers in energy productivity convergence processes across EU countries

Energy Economics

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 253-264

  Wan, Jun ^a   Baylis, Kathy ^b   Mulder, Peter ^c  

^a Liberty Mutual Insurance   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Convergence; Energy productivity; Sector analysis; Spatial panel; Spillovers; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CONVERGENCE; ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY; SECTOR ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PANEL; SPILLOVERS;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CONVERGENCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EUROPEAN UNION; MANUFACTURING; PANEL DATA; SPECIALIZATION; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRADE FLOW;

EUROPE;

EID: 84923056678     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.12.014     Document Type: Article

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