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Do European firms obey the rules? Environmental innovativeness in light of institutional frameworks

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  • Judyta Lubacha
  • Tobias Wendler

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In light of increasing ecological issues, the deployment of environmentally friendly technologies is of major importance. This paper examines how institutions can influence firm behaviour with respect to introducing environmental innovations. Based on institutional and innovation theory, we explore the relationship of institutional factors with two highly relevant and heterogeneous types of environmental innovation, namely: the reduction of material use (Ecomat) and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions (Ecoco). We utilise the 2008 and 2014 survey waves of the Community Innovation Survey (CIS). This allows us to explore two separate cross-sectional samples at different points of time. Each sample is drawn from twelve European Union countries, giving us a total of about 70,000 firms. We find that formal institutions more strongly influence Ecoco innovation, especially for the CIS 2014 sample. We find that informal institutions affect both innovation types similarly.

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  • Judyta Lubacha & Tobias Wendler, 2021. "Do European firms obey the rules? Environmental innovativeness in light of institutional frameworks," Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(9), pages 1196-1223, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:indinn:v:28:y:2021:i:9:p:1196-1223
    DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2021.1929869
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    1. Donis, Silvia & Gómez, Jaime & Salazar, Idana, 2023. "Economic complexity, property rights and the judicial system as drivers of eco-innovations: An analysis of OECD countries," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
    2. Katharina Friz, 2021. "A question of regulation or motivation? Environmental innovation activities in transition economies," Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation 2107, University of Bremen, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics.

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