Creating innovation through environmental policy : evidence from OECD engine patents

An invention, when applied for the first time, is called an innovation. Resembling a tree that sustains branches, this paper identifies the factors which sustain complementary innovations of vehicle engines during 1974-2010 in the OECD region. A data set of 26,378 patents is used to estimate the imp...

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Main Authors: Bonilla, D, Bishop, J, Axon, C, Banister, D
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford 2014