The Dynamics of Environmental and Economic Systems

Innovation, Environmental Policy and Competitiveness
2013
ISBN: 978-94-007-5088-3
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 553 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mazzanti, Massimiliano

Costantini, Valeria

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
VALERIA COSTANTINI AND MASSIMILIANO MAZZANTI
PART I
Modelling Macroeconomic Scenarios: Energy Issues, Economic Performances and Environmental Policy
1         The GTAP-E: Model Description and Improvements
ALESSANDRO ANTIMIANI, VALERIA COSTANTINI, CHIARA MARTINI, ALESSANDRO PALMA AND MARIA CRISTINA TOMMASINO
1.1               Introduction
1.2               Bottom-Up and Top-Down Models
1.3               The GTAP Model
1.3.1          An Overview
1.3.2          The GTAP Database
1.3.3          Model Structure
1.4               The GTAP-E Model
1.4.1          Production Structure
1.4.2          Consumption Structure
1.4.3          CO2 Emissions and Related Parameters
1.4.4          The GTAP-E Revised Version
1.5               Model Improvements
1.5.1          CO2 Emissions Data Calibration
1.5.2          Updated Substitution Elasticities in the Capital-Energy Nest
1.5.3          Model Setting and Baseline
1.6               Conclusions and Future Research Steps
References
2         Carbon Leakage and Trade Adjustment Policies
ALESSANDRO ANTIMIANI, VALERIA COSTANTINI, CHIARA MARTINI, LUCA SALVATICI AND MARIA CRISTINA TOMMASINO
2.1               Introduction
2.2               Carbon Leakage as a Side Effect of Climate Policies
2.2.1          A Definition of Carbon Leakage
2.2.2          How to Design Carbon Border Tax Adjustments
2.3               Scenario Setting
2.4               Empirical Results
2.5               Conclusions
References
3         Theoretical Approaches to Dynamic Efficiency in Policy Contexts. The Case of Renewable Electricity
PABLO DEL RÌO AND MERCEDES BLEDA
3.1               Introduction
3.2               Theoretical Approaches to Analysis of Innovation Effects of RES-E Support
3.2.1          The Traditional Economics Perspective
3.2.2          The Systems of Innovation Perspective
3.2.3          The Literature On Learning Effects
3.3               Combining Different Perspectives: Points of Complementarity and Conflict
3.4               Conclusions
References
4         Energy Efficiency Policy in the US: The Impact of the Industrial Assessment Centres (IAC) Programme and State and Regional Climate Policy Actions
LUIS MARIA ABADIE, RAMON ARIGONI ORTIZ, IBON GALARRAGA AND ANIL MARKANDYA
4.1               Introduction
4.2               Determinants of Investments in Energy Efficiency
4.2.1          Investment Decision: Previous Evidence
4.2.2          The IAC Database 2011
4.2.3          The Decision Concerning Energy Efficiency Investment in the IAC Programme
4.3               Impact of the IAC Programme and the US EPA State and Regional Climate Policies
4.3.1          Panel Data of Emissions
4.3.2          The State and Regional Climate Policy Actions
4.3.3          Estimations
4.4               Conclusions
References
Appendix
5         Porter Reloaded: The Role and Effectiveness of Environmental and Social Regulations for Realizing Innovation offsets and Enhancing Firm Competitiveness
MARCUS WAGNER
5.1               Introduction
5.2               Development of Research Questions
5.3               Data and Methods
5.4               Results
5.4.1          Case Based Analysis
5.4.2          Survey Analysis
5.5               Conclusions
References
PART II
Environmental Innovation and Competitiveness: Linking Micro, Meso and Macro Analysis in the Dynamics
6         Implications of Policy Uncertainty for Innovation in Environmental Technologies. The Case of Public R&D Budgets
MARGARITA KALAMOVA, NICK JOHNSTONE AND IVAN HAŠCIC
6.1               Introduction
6.2               Policy Uncertainty and Investment Irreversibility
6.3               Hypothesis
6.4               Data and Empirical Analysis
6.5               Conclusions and Policy Implications
References
Appendix
7         Eco-Activity and Innovativeness: What is Their Relation to Environmental Performance in Consumer Firms and Industrial Firms?
RENE KEMP AND NICOLINE