Abstract
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. We test for the role of country experience, for EU North-South regional variations, and for the quality of RE innovations. We employ a large data set for thirty-four OECD countries and find support for our theory-derived hypotheses.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 271-292 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 26 Jun 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Profiles
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Nicholas Vasilakos
- Norwich Business School - Professor of Sustainable Business Economics and Public Policy
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Member
- Responsible Business Regulation Group - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research