TY - JOUR
AU - Johnstone,Nick
AU - Hascic,Ivan
AU - Popp,David
TI - Renewable Energy Policies And Technological Innovation: Evidence Based On Patent Counts
JF - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL - No. 13760
PY - 2008
Y2 - January 2008
UR - http://www.nber.org/papers/w13760
L1 - http://www.nber.org/papers/w13760.pdf
N1 - Author contact info:
Nick Johnstone
Empirical Policy Analysis Unit
OECD Environment Directorate
2 rue Andre Pascal
75775 Paris Cedex 16
France
www.oecd.org
E-Mail: nick.johnstone@oecd.org
Ivan Hascic
Empirical Policy Analysis Unit
OECD Environment Directorate
2 rue André Pascale
75775 Paris Cedex 16
France
www.oecd.org
E-Mail: Ivan.Hascic@oecd.org
David Popp
Department of Public Administration
and International Affairs
Syracuse University
The Maxwell School
426 Eggers Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244-1020
Tel: 315/443-2482
Fax: 315/443-1081
E-Mail: dcpopp@maxwell.syr.edu
AB - 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.
ER -