Competitiveness and ecological impacts of green energy technologies: firm-level evidence for the DACH region
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For a large sample of enterprises in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (the “DACH“ region) we study the impact of various policy instruments, such as energy related taxes, subsidies, regulations and standards or negotiated agreements on the firm’s ecological and economic performance. To identify the causal linkages, we build a system of twelve equations, tracking first the impacts of policy on the adoption of green energy technologies for distinct areas. In a second set of equations, we estimate the perceived impacts of adoption on the firm’s (i) energy efficiency, (ii) carbon emissions and (iii) competitiveness. The results confirm a differentiated pattern of channels for policy to affect the firm’s energy efficiency and carbon emissions, while having a neutral impact on its competitiveness. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-010778153Publication status
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KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH ZurichSubject
COMPETITIVENESS; ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES + REGENERATIVE ENERGIES (ENERGY TECHNOLOGY); COMPANIES; ENERGY POLICY; ÖSTERREICH (MITTELEUROPA). REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH; INNOVATION + MODERNIZATION; UNTERNEHMEN; ALTERNATIVE ENERGIEN + REGENERATIVE ENERGIEN (ENERGIETECHNIK); Environmental policy; GERMANY (CENTRAL EUROPE). FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; Technology adoption; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY + ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY + NATURE CONSERVATION POLICY (POLITICS); ENERGIEPOLITIK; DEUTSCHLAND (MITTELEUROPA). BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND; Porter hypothesis; SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT; INNOVATION + MODERNISIERUNG; SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION; Energy policy; AUSTRIA (CENTRAL EUROPE). REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA; Innovation; WETTBEWERBSFÄHIGKEIT; UMWELTPOLITIK + UMWELTSCHUTZPOLITIK + NATURSCHUTZPOLITIK (POLITIK)Organisational unit
02525 - KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle / KOF Swiss Economic Institute
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