Ebook: The Dynamics of Environmental and Economic Systems: Innovation, Environmental Policy and Competitiveness

Exploiting econometric techniques aimed at dealing with the dynamics of economic systems and the heterogeneity of agents performances, the volume integrates innovation-based reasoning with ex-post analyses, and presents ex-ante analyses able to evaluate the role of climate change policies by using computable general equilibrium models such as the Global Trade Analysis Project for Energy (GTAP-E). The authors merge and use a range of datasets, including OECD-PATSTAT and STAN, to test novel techniques informed by evolutionary economic theories and the Porter hypothesis. The immediate relevance and applicability of the models will strengthen the hand of policy analysts for whom the dynamic efficiency of environmental policy is a new, high-profile evaluation criterion.

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This book looks for responses to the need for more complex dynamic reasoning in environmental economics by developing a series of both theoretical and empirical integrated approaches. The quartet of core and interlinked issues addressed are central to the requirements of policy makers and scholars who require robust methodologies for assessing the role played by innovation and environmental policy in determining economic performance. The volume examines the potential alternative uses of recently available hybrid economic-environmental accounting at meso-level, both for ex-ante and ex-post analysis. It studies the deployment of dynamics to explain the co-evolution of economic and environmental systems. The authors also explore how technological innovation drives sustainability goals, and demonstrate the importance of working at sector level rather than at aggregated national level.

Exploiting econometric techniques aimed at dealing with the dynamics of economic systems and the heterogeneity of agents performances, the volume integrates innovation-based reasoning with ex-post analyses, and presents ex-ante analyses able to evaluate the role of climate change policies by using computable general equilibrium models such as the Global Trade Analysis Project for Energy (GTAP-E). The authors merge and use a range of datasets, including OECD-PATSTAT and STAN, to test novel techniques informed by evolutionary economic theories and the Porter hypothesis. The immediate relevance and applicability of the models will strengthen the hand of policy analysts for whom the dynamic efficiency of environmental policy is a new, high-profile evaluation criterion.

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This book looks for responses to the need for more complex dynamic reasoning in environmental economics by developing a series of both theoretical and empirical integrated approaches. The quartet of core and interlinked issues addressed are central to the requirements of policy makers and scholars who require robust methodologies for assessing the role played by innovation and environmental policy in determining economic performance. The volume examines the potential alternative uses of recently available hybrid economic-environmental accounting at meso-level, both for ex-ante and ex-post analysis. It studies the deployment of dynamics to explain the co-evolution of economic and environmental systems. The authors also explore how technological innovation drives sustainability goals, and demonstrate the importance of working at sector level rather than at aggregated national level.

Exploiting econometric techniques aimed at dealing with the dynamics of economic systems and the heterogeneity of agents performances, the volume integrates innovation-based reasoning with ex-post analyses, and presents ex-ante analyses able to evaluate the role of climate change policies by using computable general equilibrium models such as the Global Trade Analysis Project for Energy (GTAP-E). The authors merge and use a range of datasets, including OECD-PATSTAT and STAN, to test novel techniques informed by evolutionary economic theories and the Porter hypothesis. The immediate relevance and applicability of the models will strengthen the hand of policy analysts for whom the dynamic efficiency of environmental policy is a new, high-profile evaluation criterion.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The GTAP-E: Model Description and Improvements....Pages 3-24
Carbon Leakage and Trade Adjustment Policies....Pages 25-43
Theoretical Approaches to Dynamic Efficiency in Policy Contexts: The Case of Renewable Electricity....Pages 45-60
Energy Efficiency Policy in the USA: The Impact of the Industrial Assessment Centres (IAC) Programme and State and Regional Climate Policy Actions....Pages 61-82
The Role and Effectiveness of Environmental and Social Regulations in Creating Innovation Offsets and Enhancing Firm Competitiveness....Pages 83-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Implications of Policy Uncertainty for Innovation in Environmental Technologies: The Case of Public R&D Budgets....Pages 99-116
Eco-Activity and Innovativeness: What Is Their Relation to Environmental Performance in Consumer Firms and Industrial Firms?....Pages 117-141
Environmental Policy and Induced Technological Change in European Industries....Pages 143-157
Closing the Gap? Dynamic Analyses of Emission Efficiency and Sector Productivity in Europe....Pages 159-177
Waste Technological Dynamics and Policy Effects: Evidence from OECD Patent Data....Pages 179-201
BioPat: An Investigation Tool for Analysis of Industry Evolution, Technological Paths and Policy Impact in the Biofuels Sector....Pages 203-226
Back Matter....Pages 227-231

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This book looks for responses to the need for more complex dynamic reasoning in environmental economics by developing a series of both theoretical and empirical integrated approaches. The quartet of core and interlinked issues addressed are central to the requirements of policy makers and scholars who require robust methodologies for assessing the role played by innovation and environmental policy in determining economic performance. The volume examines the potential alternative uses of recently available hybrid economic-environmental accounting at meso-level, both for ex-ante and ex-post analysis. It studies the deployment of dynamics to explain the co-evolution of economic and environmental systems. The authors also explore how technological innovation drives sustainability goals, and demonstrate the importance of working at sector level rather than at aggregated national level.

Exploiting econometric techniques aimed at dealing with the dynamics of economic systems and the heterogeneity of agents performances, the volume integrates innovation-based reasoning with ex-post analyses, and presents ex-ante analyses able to evaluate the role of climate change policies by using computable general equilibrium models such as the Global Trade Analysis Project for Energy (GTAP-E). The authors merge and use a range of datasets, including OECD-PATSTAT and STAN, to test novel techniques informed by evolutionary economic theories and the Porter hypothesis. The immediate relevance and applicability of the models will strengthen the hand of policy analysts for whom the dynamic efficiency of environmental policy is a new, high-profile evaluation criterion.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The GTAP-E: Model Description and Improvements....Pages 3-24
Carbon Leakage and Trade Adjustment Policies....Pages 25-43
Theoretical Approaches to Dynamic Efficiency in Policy Contexts: The Case of Renewable Electricity....Pages 45-60
Energy Efficiency Policy in the USA: The Impact of the Industrial Assessment Centres (IAC) Programme and State and Regional Climate Policy Actions....Pages 61-82
The Role and Effectiveness of Environmental and Social Regulations in Creating Innovation Offsets and Enhancing Firm Competitiveness....Pages 83-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Implications of Policy Uncertainty for Innovation in Environmental Technologies: The Case of Public R&D Budgets....Pages 99-116
Eco-Activity and Innovativeness: What Is Their Relation to Environmental Performance in Consumer Firms and Industrial Firms?....Pages 117-141
Environmental Policy and Induced Technological Change in European Industries....Pages 143-157
Closing the Gap? Dynamic Analyses of Emission Efficiency and Sector Productivity in Europe....Pages 159-177
Waste Technological Dynamics and Policy Effects: Evidence from OECD Patent Data....Pages 179-201
BioPat: An Investigation Tool for Analysis of Industry Evolution, Technological Paths and Policy Impact in the Biofuels Sector....Pages 203-226
Back Matter....Pages 227-231