What are the determinants of investment in environmental R&D?

Energy Policy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2017, Pages 455-465

  Costa Campi, M T ^a   Garcia Quevedo J ^a   Martinez Ros E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental innovation; Panel data; Tax and demand instruments

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

DATA AVAILABILITY; DETERMINANTS OF INVESTMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; PANEL DATA; POLICY INSTRUMENTS;

INVESTMENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TAX SYSTEM;

SPAIN;

EID: 85010002060     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.01.024     Document Type: Article

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