Innovation in climate policy models: Implementing lessons from the economics of R&D

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Abstract

Only recently have economists considered the effect of induced innovation in climate policy models. One reason is that, until recently, empirical evidence of the magnitude of such effects was unavailable. Drawing on my experiences with empirical studies on innovation and from modeling the climate change problem, in this paper, I present key lessons from the empirical literature on innovation and environmental policy, and discuss how much of the variation in results found in the modeling literature can be explained by differences in implementing (or failing to implement) these lessons into climate models. The paper concludes with a discussion of future research needs, focusing on a framework for improving the modeling of technology diffusion in climate change models.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)596-609
Number of pages14
JournalEnergy Economics
Volume28
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2006

Keywords

  • Climate change
  • Energy patents
  • Induced innovation
  • R&D

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • General Energy

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