Technological change and the environment / Arnulf Grubler, Nebojsa Nakicenovic and William D. Nordhaus, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grübler, Arnulf, 1955-

Nakićenović, Nebojša.

Nordhaus, William D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

vi, 407 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Resources for the Future ; Laxenburg, Austria : International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, c2002.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Much is written in the popular literature about the current pace of technological change. But do we have enough scientific knowledge about the sources and management of innovation to properly inform policymaking in technology dependent domains such as energy and the environment? While it is agreed that technological change does not 'fall from heaven like autumn leaves,' the theory, data, and models are deficient. The specific mechanisms that govern the rate and direction of inventive activity, the drivers and scope for incremental improvements that occur during technology diffusion, and the spillover effects that cross-fertilize technological innovations remain poorly understood. In a work that will interest serious readers of history, policy, and economics, the editors and their distinguished contributors offer a unique, single volume overview of the theoretical and empirical work on technological change. Beginning with a survey of existing research, they provide analysis and case studies in contexts such as medicine, agriculture, and power generation, paying particular attention to what technological change means for efficiency, productivity, and reduced environmental impacts. The book includes a historical analysis of technological change, an examination of the overall direction of technological change, and general theories about the sources of change. The contributors empirically test hypotheses of induced innovation and theories of institutional innovation. They propose ways to model induced technological change and evaluate its impact, and they consider issues such as uncertainty in technology returns, technology crossover effects, and clustering. A copublication o Resources for the Future (RFF) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).

Contents:

Induced Technological Change and the Environment: An Introduction / Arnulf Grubler, Nebojsa Nakicenovic and William D. Nordhaus

Sources of Technical Change: Induced Innovation, Evolutionary Theory, and Path Dependence / Vernon W. Ruttan

Induced Technical Innovation and Medical History: An Evolutionary Approach / Joel Mokyr

Induced Adaptive Invention/Innovation and Productivity Convergence in Developing Countries / Robert E. Evenson

The Induced Innovation Hypothesis and Energy-Saving Technological Change / Richard G. Newell, Adam B. Jaffe and Robert N. Stavins

Inter-firm technology spillover and the "virtuous cycle" of photovoltaic development in Japan / Chihiro Watanabe ... [et al.]

Technological change and diffusion as a learning process / Nebojsa Nakicenovic

Modeling induced innovation in climate-change policy / Wiliam D. Nordhaus

Optimal CO2 Abatement in the presence of induced technological change / Lawrence H. Goulder and Koshy Mathai

Modeling uncertainty of induced technological change / Andrii Gritsevskyi and Nabojsa Nakicenovic

A model of endogenous technological change through uncertain returns on innovation / Arnulf Grübler and Andrii Gritsevskyi

Modeling induced technological change : an overview / Leon E. Clarke and John P. Weyant

Induced institutional innovation / Vernon W. Ruttan.

Notes:

"An RFF Press book."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781936331758

1936331756

9781136522918

1136522913

OCLC:

857814843