Investigating the impacts of technological position and European environmental regulation on green automotive patent activity

Ecological Economics

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 140-152

  Barbieri, Nicolò ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental patents; Environmental policy; European emission standards; Fuel prices; Knowledge proximity

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; PRICING POLICY; ROAD TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EUROPE;

EID: 84936889077     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.06.017     Document Type: Article

References (60)

1. Aghion P., Dechezleprêtre A., Hemous D., Martin R., Van Reenen J. Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry (No. w18596) 2012, National Bureau of Economic Research.
2. Antonelli C., Calderini M. The governance of knowledge compositeness and technological performance: the case of the automotive industry in Europe. Econ. Innov. New Technol. 2008, 17(1-2):23-41.
3. Bansal S., Gangopadhyay S. Incentives for technological development: BAT is bad. Environ. Resour. Econ. 2005, 30(3):345-367.
4. Bergek A., Berggren C., KITE Research Group The impact of environmental policy instruments on innovation: a review of energy and automotive industry studies. Ecol. Econ. 2014, 106:112-123.
5. Berggren C., Magnusson T. Reducing automotive emissions-the potentials of combustion engine technologies and the power of policy. Energy Policy 2012, 41:636-643.
6. Boschma R. Proximity and innovation: a critical assessment. Reg. Stud. 2005, 39(1):61-74.
7. Boschma R.A., Lambooy J.G. Evolutionary economics and economic geography. J. Evol. Econ. 1999, 9(4):411-429.
8. Breschi S., Lissoni F., Malerba F. Knowledge-relatedness in firm technological diversification. Res. Policy 2003, 32(1):69-87.
9. Brunnermeier S.B., Cohen M.A. Determinants of environmental innovation in US manufacturing industries. J. Environ. Econ. Manag. 2003, 45(2):278-293.
10. Cameron A.C., Trivedi P.K. Regression analysis of count data 1998, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York.
11. Chappell G.J., Taylor J.G. The temporal Kohønen map. Neural Netw. 1993, 6(3):441-445.
12. Clerides S., Zachariadis T. The effect of standards and fuel prices on automobile fuel economy: an international analysis. Energy Econ. 2008, 30(5):2657-2672.
13. Cockburn I., Griliches Z. Industry effects and appropriability measures in the stock market's valuation of R&D and patents. Am. Econ. Rev. 1988, 419-423.
14. Cohen W.M., Levinthal D.A. Absorptive capacity: a new perspective on learning and innovation. Adm. Sci. Q. 1990, 128-152.
15. Davies D.L., Bouldin D.W. A cluster separation measure. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell. IEEE Trans. 1979, 2:224-227.
16. Dechezleprêtre A., Glachant M., Hascic I., Johnstone N., Ménière Y. Invention and transfer of climate change mitigation technologies on a global scale: a study drawing on patent data. Cerna Working Paper Series, 2010-01 2009.
17. Dechezleprêtre A., Perkins R., Neumayer E. Regulatory distance and the transfer of new environmentally sound technologies: evidence from the automobile sector (No. 33.2012). Nota di lavoro, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei: Climate Change and Sustainable Development 2012.
18. Eurostat Environmental taxes by economic activity. Environmental taxes (database) 2013.
19. Green K., McMeekin A., Irwin A. Technological trajectories and R&D for environmental innovation in UK firms. Futures 1994, 26(10):1047-1059.
20. Griliches Z. Patent statistics as economic indicators: a survey. J. Econ. Lit. 1990, 28:1661-1707.
21. Hascic I., de Vries F., Johnstone N., Medhi N. Effects of environmental policy on the type of innovation: The case of automotive emission-control technologies. OECD Journal: Economic Studies 2009, vol. 2009:1-18. OECD Publishing.
22. IEA Energy prices in US dollars, IEA Energy Prices and Taxes Statistics (database) 2013, 10.1787/data-00442-en.
23. Jaffe A.B. Technological opportunity and spillovers of R&D: evidence from firms' patents, profits and market value. Am. Econ. Rev. 1986, 76(5):984-1001.
24. Jaffe A.B., Palmer K. Environmental regulation and innovation: a panel data study. Rev. Econ. Stat. 1997, 79(4):610-619.
25. Jaffe A.B., Trajtenberg M., Henderson R. Geographic localization of knowledge spillovers as evidenced by patent citations. Q. J. Econ. 1993, 108(3):577-598. (1993).
26. Jaffe A.B., Newell R.G., Stavins R.N. A tale of two market failures: technology and environmental policy. Ecol. Econ. 2005, 54(2):164-174.
27. Johnstone N., Hašcic I., Kalamova M. Environmental Policy Design Characteristics and Technological Innovation: Evidence from Patent Data 2010, OECD, Paris Cedex.
28. Kemp R. Environmental policy and technical change 1997, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, Brookfield.
29. Kemp R., Pearson P. Final report MEI project about measuring eco-innovation 2007, UM Merit, Maastricht, (10.ISO 690).
30. Klier T., Linn J. Using vehicle taxes to reduce carbon dioxide emissions rates of new passenger vehicles: evidence from France, Germany, and Sweden (No. 2012-09). Working Paper 2012, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
31. Kohonen T. The self-organizing map. Proc. IEEE 1990, 78(9):14641480.
32. Kohonen T. Self-organizing maps 2001, Springer-Verlag.
33. Kohonen T. Essentials of the self-organizing map. Neural Netw. 2013, 37:52-65.
34. Lanjouw J.O., Mody A. Innovation and the international diffusion of environmentally responsive technology. Res. Policy 1996, 25(4):549-571.
35. Lee J., Veloso F.M., Hounshell D.A., Rubin E.S. Forcing technological change: a case of automobile emissions control technology development in the US. Technovation 2010, 30(4):249-264.
36. Lee J., Veloso F.M., Hounshell D.A. Linking induced technological change, and environmental regulation: evidence from patenting in the US auto industry. Res. Policy 2011, 40(9):1240-1252.
37. Lutz S., Lyon T.P., Maxwell J.W. Quality leadership when regulatory standards are forthcoming. J. Ind. Econ. 2000, 48(3):331-348.
38. MacQueen J.B. Some methods for classification and analysis of multivariate observations. Proceedings of 5th Berkeley symposium on mathematical statistics and probability 1967, 281-297.
39. Mickwitz P., Hyvättinen H., Kivimaa P. The role of policy instruments in the innovation and diffusion of environmentally friendlier technologies: popular claims versus case study experiences. J. Clean. Prod. 2008, 16(1):S162-S170.
40. Nesta L., Saviotti P.P. Coherence of the knowledge base and the firm's innovative performance: evidence from the us pharmaceutical industry*. J. Ind. Econ. 2005, 53(1):123-142.
41. Nicolli F., Johnstone N., Söderholm P. Resolving failures in recycling markets: the role of technological innovation. Environ. Econ. Policy Stud. 2012, 14(3):261-288.
42. Nieto M., Quevedo P. Absorptive capacity, technological opportunity, knowledge spillovers, and innovative effort. Technovation 2005, 25(10):1141-1157.
43. Olsson O. Technological opportunity and growth. J. Econ. Growth 2005, 10(1):31-53.
44. Peri G. Determinants of knowledge flows and their effect on innovation. Rev. Econ. Stat. 2005, 87(2):308-322.
45. Pindyck R.S. Uncertainty in environmental economics. Rev. Environ. Econ. Policy 2007, 1(1):45-65.
46. Ploder M. Sectoral innovation watch - automotive sector. Final Sector Report, Europe INNOVA Sectoral Innovation Watch, for DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, December 2011 2011.
47. Popp D. Induced innovation and energy prices. Am. Econ. Rev. 2002, 92:160-180.
48. Popp D. Lessons from patents: using patents to measure technological change in environmental models. Ecol. Econ. 2005, 54:209-226.
49. Popp D. International innovation and diffusion of air pollution control technologies: the effects of NOX and SO2 regulation in the US, Japan, and Germany. J. Environ. Econ. Manag. 2006, 51(1):46-71.
50. Popp D., Newell R.G., Jaffe A.B. Energy, the environment, and technological change. Handb. Econ. Innov. 2010, 2:873-937.
51. Porter M.E., Van der Linde C. Toward a new conception of the environment-competitiveness relationship. J. Econ. Perspect. 1995, 97-118.
52. Puller S.L. The strategic use of innovation to influence regulatory standards. J. Environ. Econ. Manag. 2006, 52(3):690-706.
53. Rennings K. Redefining innovation-eco-innovation research and the contribution from ecological economics. Ecol. Econ. 2000, 32(2):319-332.
54. Scherer F.M. Inter-industry technology flows in the United States. Res. Policy 1982, 11(4):227-245.
55. Schumpeter J. Capitalism, socialism and democracy 1942, Harper, New York.
56. Timilsina G.R., Dulal H.B. A review of regulatory instruments to control environmental externalities from the transport sector. World Bank Policy Res. Work. Pap. Ser. 2009.
57. Timilsina G.R., Dulal H.B. Urban road transportation externalities: costs and choice of policy instruments. World Bank Res. Obs. 2011, 26(1):162-191.
58. Verspagen B. Measuring intersectoral technology spillovers: estimates from the European and US patent office databases. Econ. Syst. Res. 1997, 9(1):47-65.
59. Voegtlin T. Recursive self-organizing maps. Neural Netw. 2002, 15(8):979-991.
60. Vollebergh H.R.J. Fuel taxes, motor vehicle emission standards and patents related to the fuel-efficiency and emissions of motor vehicles 2010, OECD, Environment Directorate, Centre for Tax Policy and Adminstration, Paris.