Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/73011 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 90.2012
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
We investigate the effectiveness of policies in favor of innovation in renewable energy under different levels of competition. Using information regarding renewable energy policies, product market regulation and high-quality green patents for OECD countries since the late 1970s, we develop a pre-sample mean count-data econometric specification that also accounts for the endogeneity of policies. We find that renewable energy policies are significantly more effective in fostering green innovation in countries with deregulated energy markets. We also find that public support for renewable energy is crucial only in the generation of high-quality green patents, whereas competition enhances the generation of green patents irrespective of their quality.
Subjects: 
Renewable Energy Technology
Patents
Environmental Policies
Product Market Regulation
Policy Complementarity
JEL: 
Q55
Q58
Q42
Q48
O34
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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