Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/69503 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 13-007
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
The assessment of climate change mitigation policies through economic modeling depends crucially on assumptions under which technological change has been incorporated in the model. Earlier climate-energy-economics modeling attempts heavily relied on the assumption of exogenous technological change. In this case, technological change is a function solely of time. However, such an approach seems insufficient, especially given developments in other fields of economic research that have helped to explain in more detail the process of technological change. A lot of research has been done hence on endogenizing technological change in large-scale models. The purpose of this paper is to summarize these efforts. We describe different model types and their treatment of exogenous technological change (autonomous energy efficiency improvements and backstop technologies) and endogenous technological change (including price inducement, learning-by-doing, investments in R & D and directed technical change). We conclude with some open questions and suggestions for future research.
Subjects: 
Exogenous Technical Change
Endogenous Technological Change
Price inducement
Learning-by-doing
Directed Technical Change
Modeling
JEL: 
C50
C68
O30
Q25
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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