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Renewable Energy Policies And Technological Innovation: Evidence Based On Patent Counts / Nick Johnstone, Ivan Hascic, David Popp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnstone, Nick.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w13760.
- NBER working paper series no. w13760
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- Renewable Energy Policies And Technological Innovation
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2008.
- Summary:
- This paper examines the effect of environmental policies on technological innovation in the specific case of renewable energy. The analysis is conducted using patent data on a panel of 25 countries over the period 1978-2003. It is found that public policy plays a significant role in determining patent applications. Different types of policy instruments are effective for different renewable energy sources.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- January 2008.
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