Financial barriers and environmental innovations: evidence from EU manufacturing firms

Climate Policy

Volumn 17, Issue , 2017, Pages S131-S147

  Ghisetti, Claudia ^a,b,c   Mancinelli, Susanna ^a,b   Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a,b,d   Zoli, Mariangela ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Interuniversity Research Centre   (Italy)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d IEFE Bocconi   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

environmental innovations; environmental regulations; financial barriers; firms

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 85002061842     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2016.1242057     Document Type: Article

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