Can industrial policy foster innovation in renewable energy technologies in the OECD and in EU regions

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ID12913677
AuthorsAlkis Pitelis (0000-0002-9104-4679, University of East Anglia), Alkis Theonas Pitelis (Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK), Nicholas Vasilakos (0000-0003-3279-2885, University of East Anglia), Konstantinos Chalvatzis (0000-0001-9829-7030, University of East Anglia), Christos Pitelis (0000-0001-9033-6357, Brunel University of London, corresponding author), Christos N Pitelis (Abu Dhabi University and Brunel University London, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Year2019
Volume12
Issue2
Pages271-292
Publication date2019-04-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-1386 • E-ISSN: 1752-1378
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/cjres/rsz005
OpenAlexW2953727905
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited39

We cross-fertilise scholarship on industrial policy (IP) and renewable energy (RE) innovation, and submit that RE serves as a general purpose technology that contains more specific RE technologies (RETs). We develop five hypotheses and provide econometric evidence for the impact of demand-pull, technology-push and systemic IP instruments on different RETs. Using a large dataset on RET innovation and policy instruments across 34 OECD countries, we test for the role of country experience, for EU North–South regional variations and for the quality of RE innovations. Our results support our theory-derived hypotheses

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental economics · Geography · Industrial organization · International trade · Quality (philosophy · Regional science · Renewable energy · Scholarship · Technology development · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Engineering · Innovation Policy and RD · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy

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