Innovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets: evidence from OECD engine patents

<p>This paper uses a patent data set to identify factors fostering innovation of diesel engines between 1974 and 2010 in the OECD region. The propensity of engine producers to innovate grew by 1.9 standard deviations after the expansion of the car market, by 0.7 standard deviations following a...

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Main Authors: Bonilla, D, Bishop, J, Axon, C, Banister, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
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description <p>This paper uses a patent data set to identify factors fostering innovation of diesel engines between 1974 and 2010 in the OECD region. The propensity of engine producers to innovate grew by 1.9 standard deviations after the expansion of the car market, by 0.7 standard deviations following a shift in the EU fuel economy standard, and by 0.23 standard deviations. The propensity to develop emissions control techniques was positively influenced by pollution control laws introduced in Japan, in the US, and in the EU, but not with the expansion of the car market. Furthermore, a decline in loan rates stimulated the propensity to develop emissions control techniques, which were simultaneously crowded out by increases in publicly-funded transport research and development. Innovation activities in engine efficiency are explained by market size, loan rates and by (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) diesel prices, inclusive of taxes. Price effects on innovation, outweigh that of the US corporate average fuel economy standards. Innovation is also positively influenced by past transport research and development.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:859d019c-d25b-40b2-bfa7-7571fbe4f9702022-03-26T21:58:38ZInnovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets: evidence from OECD engine patentsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:859d019c-d25b-40b2-bfa7-7571fbe4f970Innovation, productivity and growthEconomic historyMechanical engineeringCommerce, Communications, TransportTransportEconometricsEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetElsevier2014Bonilla, DBishop, JAxon, CBanister, D<p>This paper uses a patent data set to identify factors fostering innovation of diesel engines between 1974 and 2010 in the OECD region. The propensity of engine producers to innovate grew by 1.9 standard deviations after the expansion of the car market, by 0.7 standard deviations following a shift in the EU fuel economy standard, and by 0.23 standard deviations. The propensity to develop emissions control techniques was positively influenced by pollution control laws introduced in Japan, in the US, and in the EU, but not with the expansion of the car market. Furthermore, a decline in loan rates stimulated the propensity to develop emissions control techniques, which were simultaneously crowded out by increases in publicly-funded transport research and development. Innovation activities in engine efficiency are explained by market size, loan rates and by (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) diesel prices, inclusive of taxes. Price effects on innovation, outweigh that of the US corporate average fuel economy standards. Innovation is also positively influenced by past transport research and development.</p>
spellingShingle Innovation, productivity and growth
Economic history
Mechanical engineering
Commerce, Communications, Transport
Transport
Econometrics
Bonilla, D
Bishop, J
Axon, C
Banister, D
Innovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets: evidence from OECD engine patents
title Innovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets: evidence from OECD engine patents
title_full Innovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets: evidence from OECD engine patents
title_fullStr Innovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets: evidence from OECD engine patents
title_full_unstemmed Innovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets: evidence from OECD engine patents
title_short Innovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets: evidence from OECD engine patents
title_sort innovation the diesel engine and vehicle markets evidence from oecd engine patents
topic Innovation, productivity and growth
Economic history
Mechanical engineering
Commerce, Communications, Transport
Transport
Econometrics
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