New technological path creation: evidence from the British and German wind energy industries

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 875-904

  Simmie, James ^a   Sternberg, Rolf ^b   Carpenter, Juliet ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

Author keywords

Evolutionary economic geography; Germany; path creation; Renewable energy; United Kingdom; Wind energy industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939874504     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: 14321386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-014-0354-8     Document Type: Article

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