Environmental regulation, economic policy uncertainty, and green technology innovation

science, technology and innovation policy

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Environmental Concerns, Environmental Policy and Green Investment

Environmental regulators often use environmental policy to induce green investment by firms. However, if an environmental policy fails to exert a long-run effect on regulating the economic agents' behavior, it may be more reasonable to think of the firm as the leader in the game, since the investment in green technology is usually a strategic decision. In this paper, we consider a three-stage S...

Policy Uncertainty and Technological Innovation ^ ' ^ ALFRED

Without certainty about government policies, business decision makers are unable to assess risk and opportunity and make the trade-offs necessary for investment in new technologies. Different policies (R&D, health and safety, economic regulation) have different effects, depending on type of industry and size of firm. Because there are no established standards for judging industry performance, i...

Environmental Policy Aid Under Uncertainty

Green Innovation and Green Manufacturing: Links between Environmental Policies, Innovation and Production

This paper addresses the claim that environmental policies stimulate domestic economies. I parse the claim into two sequential parts: the effect of policies on innovation and the effect of that innovation on resulting manufacturing production. Each of these activities innovation and manufacturing can either take place at home or abroad, and where they take place determines the consequences for ...