Innovation and environmental stringency: The case of sulfur dioxide abatement

F.P. de Vries, C.A.A.M. Withagen

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Abstract

A weak version of the Porter hypothesis claims that strict environmental policy provides positive innovation incentives, hence triggering improved competitiveness and securing environmental quality.In a comparative way, this paper empirically tests this hypothesis across countries by linking environmental stringency to innovation proxied by patents in the field of SO2 abatement over the period 1970-2000.Three different models of environmental stringency are examined.Two of these models do not reveal a positive significant effect on innovation as a result of increased stringency.In the theoretically preferred model, however, a positive relationship between environmental stringency and innovation is obtained.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationTilburg
PublisherMicroeconomics
Number of pages34
Volume2005-18
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Publication series

NameDiscussion Papers / CentER for Economic Research
Volume2005-18

Keywords

  • patents
  • pollution control
  • environmental stringency
  • sulfur dioxide
  • innovation

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