All pages with keywords: innovation
How to reverse the dangerous decline in low-carbon innovation
Greater public funding for low-carbon R&D and higher and stable carbon pricing mechanisms are essential to achieve Paris climate goals says Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Associate Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute. read more »
Lord Stern welcomes announcement that 20 major economies will double clean energy R&D investment
Lord Stern responds to a pledge made by 20 countries to double government investment in clean energy innovation to US$20 billion over five years. read more »
Innovation, risk and government: perspectives and principles from the social sciences
The interplay between innovation and risk, and the social interactions between public and private sectors, are critical in fostering innovation and determining its effectiveness. read more »
Does foreign environmental policy influence domestic innovation? Evidence from the wind industry
This paper analyses the relative influence of domestic and foreign demand-pull policies in wind power across OECD countries on the rate of innovation in this technology. We use annual … read more »
Fast-tracking “green” patent applications: an empirical analysis
This paper presents the first empirical analysis of programmes to fast-track ‘green’ patent applications in place in seven Intellectual Property offices around the world. We find … read more »
Carbon taxes, path dependency and directed technical change: evidence from the auto industry
Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between “dirty” (internal combustion engine) … read more »
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