The Dynamics of Environmental and Economic Systems, 2013 Innovation, Environmental Policy and Competitiveness
Coordonnateurs : Costantini Valeria, Mazzanti Massimiliano
Introduction
VALERIA COSTANTINI AND MASSIMILIANO MAZZANTI
PART I
Modelling Macroeconomic Scenarios: Energy Issues, Economic Performances and Environmental Policy
1 The GTAP-E: Model Description and Improvements
ALESSANDRO ANTIMIANI, VALERIA COSTANTINI, CHIARA MARTINI, ALESSANDRO PALMA AND MARIA CRISTINA TOMMASINO
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Bottom-Up and Top-Down Models
1.3 The GTAP Model
1.3.1 An Overview
1.3.2 The GTAP Database
1.3.3 Model Structure
1.4 The GTAP-E Model
1.4.1 Production Structure
1.4.2 Consumption Structure
1.4.3 CO2 Emissions and Related Parameters
1.4.4 The GTAP-E Revised Version
1.5 Model Improvements
1.5.1 CO2 Emissions Data Calibration
1.5.2 Updated Substitution Elasticities in the Capital-Energy Nest
1.5.3 Model Setting and Baseline
1.6 Conclusions and Future Research Steps
References
2 Carbon Leakage and Trade Adjustment Policies
ALESSANDRO ANTIMIANI, VALERIA COSTANTINI, CHIARA MARTINI, LUCA SALVATICI AND MARIA CRISTINA TOMMASINO
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Carbon Leakage as a Side Effect of Climate Policies
2.2.1 A Definition of Carbon Leakage
2.2.2 How to Design Carbon Border Tax Adjustments
2.3 Scenario Setting
2.4 Empirical Results
2.5 Conclusions
References
3 Theoretical Approaches to Dynamic Efficiency in Policy Contexts. The Case of Renewable Electricity
PABLO DEL RÌO AND MERCEDES BLEDA
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Theoretical Approaches to Analysis of Innovation Effects of RES-E Support
3.2.1 The Traditional Economics Perspective
3.2.2 The Systems of Innovation Perspective
3.2.3 The Literature On Learning Effects
3.3 Combining Different Perspectives: Points of Complementarity and Conflict
3.4 Conclusions
References
4 Energy Efficiency Policy in the US: The Impact of the Industrial AssessmentCentres (IAC) Programme and State and Regional Climate Policy Actions
LUIS MARIA ABADIE, RAMON ARIGONI ORTIZ, IBON GALARRAGA AND ANIL MARKANDYA
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Determinants of Investments in Energy Efficiency
4.2.1 Investment Decision: Previous Evidence
4.2.2 The IAC Database 2011
4.2.3 The Decision Concerning Energy Efficiency Investment in the IAC Programme
4.3 Impact of the IAC Programme and the US EPA State and Regional Climate Policies
4.3.1 Panel Data of Emissions
4.3.2 The State and Regional Climate Policy Actions
4.3.3 Estimations
4.4 Conclusions
References
Appendix
5 Porter Reloaded: The Role and Effectiveness of Environmental and SocialRegulations for Realizing Innovation offsets and Enhancing Firm Competitiveness
MARCUS WAGNER
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Development of Research Questions
5.3 Data and Methods
5.4 Results
5.4.1 Case Based Analysis
5.4.2 Survey Analysis
5.5 Conclusions
References
PART II
Environmental Innovation and Competitiveness: Linking Micro, Meso and Macro Analysis in the Dynamics
6 Implications of Policy Uncertainty for Innovation in Environmental Technologies. The Case of Public R&D Budgets
MARGARITA KALAMOVA, NICK JOHNSTONE AND IVAN HAŠČIČ
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Policy Uncertainty and Investment Irreversibility
6.3 Hypothesis
6.4 Data and Empirical Analysis
6.5 Conclusions and Policy Implications
References
Appendix
7 Eco-Activity and Innovativeness: What is Their Relation to Environmental Performance in Consumer Firms and Industrial Firms?
RENE KEMP AND NICOLINE OEHME
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Sample
7.3 Analysis of Environmental Performance and Innovativeness
7.4 Analysis of Non-Environmental Social and Environmental Performance
7.5 Conclusions
References
Appendix
8 Environmental Policy and Induced Technological Change in European Industries
FRANCESCO CRESPI
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Theoretical Background and Empirical Issues
8.3 Data Description
8.4 The Econometric Model
8.5 Empirical Results
8.6 Conclusions
References
9 Closing the Gap? Dynamic Analyses of Emission Efficiency and Sector Productivity in Europe
GIOVANNI MARIN
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The Empirical Model
9.3 Dataset Description
9.4 Empirical Results
9.5 Conclusions
References
Appendix
10 Waste Technology Inventions and Policy Effects in Dynamic Settings. Evidence from OECD Patent Data
FRANCESCO NICOLLI
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Waste, Environmental Policies and Technological Innovation
10.3 Research Hypothesis, Data and Methodology
10.3.1 Patent Data
10.3.2 Relevant Policies
10.3.3 Other Explanatory Variables
10.4 Empirical Results
10.5 Conclusions
References
11 Biopat: An Investigation Tool for Analysis of Industry Evolution, Technological Paths and Policy Impact in the Biofuels Sector
VALERIA COSTANTINI, FRANCESCO CRESPI AND YLENIA CURCI
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The IPC System and the Green Inventory Database
11.3 The Biopat Methodology
11.4 Database Structure and Preliminary Descriptive Statistics
11.5 Conclusions
References
Appendix
Index
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Date de parution : 11-2014
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