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9780444500632
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Environmental policy discussions increasingly focus on issues related to technological change. This is partly because the environmental consequences of social activity are frequently affected by the rate and direction of technological change, and partly because environmental policy interventions can themselves create constraints and incentives that have significant effects on the path of technological progress. This chapter summarizes current thinking on technological change in the broader economics literature, surveys the growing economic literature on the interaction between technology and the environment, and explores the normative implications of these analyses. We begin with a brief overview of the economics of technological change, and then examine theory and empirical evidence on invention, innovation, and diffusion and the related literature on the effects of environmental policy on the creation of new, environmentally friendly technology. We conclude with suggestions for further research on technological change and the environment.
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Handbook of environmental economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2003, (2003), Seite 461-516, 9780444500632
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0444500634
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0444500634
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year:2003
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pages:461-516
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1016/S1574-0099(03)01016-7
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