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Green Technologies and Environmental Productivity: A Cross-sectoral Analysis of Direct and Indirect Effects in Italian Regions
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- Minjian Guo & Joanna Nowakowska-Grunt & Vladimir Gorbanyov & Maria Egorova, 2020. "Green Technology and Sustainable Development: Assessment and Green Growth Frameworks," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-13, August.
- Haochang Yang & Xuan Zhu, 2022. "Research on Green Innovation Performance of Manufacturing Industry and Its Improvement Path in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-21, June.
- Wang, Hai-Jie & Zheng, Mei-Qi & Yin, Hua-Tang & Chang, Chun-Ping, 2024. "Green innovation, industrial structure and urban eco-efficiency in Chinese cities," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 1011-1024.
- Ewa Mazur-Wierzbicka, 2022. "Measurement of Progress in the Environmental Area: Poland against the Countries of the European Union," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-27, December.
- Zheming Yan & Lan Yi & Kerui Du & Zhiming Yang, 2017. "Impacts of Low-Carbon Innovation and Its Heterogeneous Components on CO 2 Emissions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-14, April.
- Miao, Chenglin & Fang, Debin & Sun, Liyan & Luo, Qiaoling, 2017. "Natural resources utilization efficiency under the influence of green technological innovation," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 153-161.
- Tang, Chang & Xu, Yuanyuan & Hao, Yu & Wu, Haitao & Xue, Yan, 2021. "What is the role of telecommunications infrastructure construction in green technology innovation? A firm-level analysis for China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
- Jinqiu He & Huiwen Su, 2022. "Digital Transformation and Green Innovation of Chinese Firms: The Moderating Role of Regulatory Pressure and International Opportunities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-21, October.
- Xingyuan Wang, 2022. "Research on the impact mechanism of green finance on the green innovation performance of China's manufacturing industry," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(7), pages 2678-2703, October.
- Du, Kerui & Li, Jianglong, 2019. "Towards a green world: How do green technology innovations affect total-factor carbon productivity," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 240-250.
- Xiaoying Zhong & Guanghai Liu & Peng Chen & Kaili Ke & Ruhe Xie, 2022. "The Impact of Internet Development on Urban Eco-Efficiency—A Quasi-Natural Experiment of “Broadband China” Pilot Policy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-23, January.
- Chen, Guifu & Wei, Boyu, 2024. "Low-carbon city pilots and site selection for migrant employment: Evidence from China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
- Alola, Andrew Adewale & Rahko, Jaana, 2024. "The effects of environmental innovations and international technology spillovers on industrial and energy sector emissions – Evidence from small open economies," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).
- Keith Brouhle & Brad Graham & Donna Ramirez Harrington, 2023. "Patents and P2: Innovation and Technology Adoption for Environmental Improvements," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 84(2), pages 439-474, February.
- Ghisetti, Claudia, 2017. "Demand-pull and environmental innovations: Estimating the effects of innovative public procurement," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 178-187.
- Nieves Arranz & Carlos F. Arroyabe & Juan Carlos Fernandez de Arroyabe, 2019. "The effect of regional factors in the development of eco‐innovations in the firm," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(7), pages 1406-1415, November.
- Stefano Bianchini & Giacomo Damioli & Claudia Ghisetti, 2023. "The environmental effects of the “twin” green and digital transition in European regions," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 84(4), pages 877-918, April.
- Hendrik Hansmeier, 2021. "Geography of eco-innovations vis-à-vis geography of sustainability transitions: Two sides of the same coin?," GEIST - Geography of Innovation and Sustainability Transitions 2021(07), GEIST Working Paper Series.
- Liang, Ting & Zhang, Yue-Jun & Qiang, Wei, 2022. "Does technological innovation benefit energy firms’ environmental performance? The moderating effect of government subsidies and media coverage," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 180(C).
- Artur Santoalha & Ron Boschma, 2021.
"Diversifying in green technologies in European regions: does political support matter?,"
Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(2), pages 182-195, February.
- Artur Santoalha & Ron Boschma, 2019. "Diversifying in green technologies in European regions: does political support matter?," Working Papers on Innovation Studies 20190816, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo.
- Artur Santoalha & Ron Boschma, 2019. "Diversifying in green technologies in European regions: does political support matter?," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 1922, Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, revised Jun 2019.
- Costantini, Valeria & Crespi, Francesco & Paglialunga, Elena, 2018.
"The employment impact of private and public actions for energy efficiency: Evidence from European industries,"
Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(C), pages 250-267.
- Valeria Costantini & Francesco Crespi & Elena Paglialunga, 2017. "The Employment Impact Of Private And Public Actions For Energy Efficiency: Evidence From European Industries," Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre' 0227, Department of Economics - University Roma Tre.
- Quatraro, Francesco & Scandura, Alessandra, 2019.
"Academic Inventors and the Antecedents of Green Technologies. A Regional Analysis of Italian Patent Data,"
Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 156(C), pages 247-263.
- Quatraro, Francesco & Scandura, Alessandra, 2018. "Academic Inventors and the Antecedents of Green Technologies. A Regional Analysis of Italian Patent Data," Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers 201806, University of Turin.
- Quatraro, Francesco & Scandura, Alessandra, 2018. "Academic Inventors and the Antecedents of Green Technologies. A Regional Analysis of Italian Patent Data," Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis LEI & BRICK - Laboratory of Economics of Innovation "Franco Momigliano", Bureau of Research in Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio 201802, University of Turin.
- Eirini Stergiou & Nikos Rigas & Eftychia Zaroutieri & Konstantinos Kounetas, 2023. "Energy, renewable and technical efficiency convergence: a global evidence," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 56(3), pages 1601-1628, June.
- Anamica Singh & Meenakshi Sharma, 2023. "Development of a ‘green IT brand image sustainability model for competitive advantage’," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(1), pages 40-60, January.
- Cheng, Ya & Sinha, Avik & Ghosh, Vinit & Sengupta, Tuhin & Luo, Huawei, 2021. "Carbon Tax and Energy Innovation at Crossroads of Carbon Neutrality: Designing a Sustainable Decarbonization Policy," MPRA Paper 108185, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2021.
- Orsatti, Gianluca & Quatraro, Francesco & Pezzoni, Michele, 2020.
"The antecedents of green technologies: The role of team-level recombinant capabilities,"
Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 49(3).
- Gianluca Orsatti & Francesco Quatraro & Michele Pezzoni, 2020. "The antecedents of green technologies: The role of team-level recombinant capabilities," Post-Print hal-02532221, HAL.
- Ahmet Koseoglu & Ali Gokhan Yucel & Recep Ulucak, 2022. "Green innovation and ecological footprint relationship for a sustainable development: Evidence from top 20 green innovator countries," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(5), pages 976-988, October.
- Li, Yaya & Zhang, Yuru & Pan, An & Han, Minchun & Veglianti, Eleonora, 2022. "Carbon emission reduction effects of industrial robot applications: Heterogeneity characteristics and influencing mechanisms," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
- Aldieri, Luigi & Kotsemir, Maxim & Vinci, Concetto Paolo, 2017. "Jacobian spillovers in environmental technological proximity: the role of Mahalanobis index on European patents within the Triad," MPRA Paper 77274, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Kailu Guo & Shixiang Li & Zhanqi Wang & Jianru Shi & Jun Bai & Jinhua Cheng, 2021. "Impact of Regional Green Development Strategy on Environmental Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-19, March.
- Tifang Ye & Hao Zheng & Xiangyu Ge & Keling Yang, 2021. "Pathway of Green Development of Yangtze River Economics Belt from the Perspective of Green Technological Innovation and Environmental Regulation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-26, October.
- Shang, Hua & Jiang, Li & Pan, Xianyou & Pan, Xiongfeng, 2022. "Green technology innovation spillover effect and urban eco-efficiency convergence: Evidence from Chinese cities," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
- Gianluca Orsatti & François Perruchas & Davide Consoli & Francesco Quatraro, 2020.
"Public Procurement, Local Labor Markets and Green Technological Change. Evidence from US Commuting Zones,"
Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 75(4), pages 711-739, April.
- Orsatti, Gianluca & Perruchas, François & Consoli, Davide & Quatraro, Francesco, 2018. "Public Procurement, Local Labor Markets and Green Technological Change: Evidence from US Commuting Zones," Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis LEI & BRICK - Laboratory of Economics of Innovation "Franco Momigliano", Bureau of Research in Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio 201803, University of Turin.
- Orsatti, Gianluca & Perruchas, François & Consoli, Davide & Quatraro, Francesco, 2018. "Public Procurement, Local Labor Markets and Green Technological Change: Evidence from US Commuting Zones," Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers 201807, University of Turin.
- Gianluca Orsatti & Francesco Quatraro & Alessandra Scandura, 2020. "Regional differences in the generation of green technologies: the role of local recombinant capabilities and academic inventors," Carlo Alberto Notebooks 617, Collegio Carlo Alberto.
- Mingliang Zhao & Yue Gao & Qing Liu & Wei Sun, 2022. "The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Urban Green Total Factor Productivity and the Mechanism Test," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-20, September.
- Siliang Guo & Yanhua Diao & Junliang Du, 2022. "Coupling Coordination Measurement and Evaluation of Urban Digitalization and Green Development in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-32, November.
- Huang, Xiaoqi & Liu, Wei & Zhang, Zhan & Zou, Xinyu & Li, Pujuan, 2023. "Quantity or quality: Environmental legislation and corporate green innovations," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 204(PB).
- Lorena M. D'Agostino & Rosina Moreno, 2019.
"Green regions and local firms' innovation,"
Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 98(4), pages 1585-1608, August.
- Lorena M. D’Agostino & Rosina Moreno, 2019. "“Green regions and local firms’ innovation”," IREA Working Papers 201903, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Feb 2019.
- Lorena M. D’Agostino & Rosina Moreno, 2019. "“Green regions and local firms’ innovation”," AQR Working Papers 201902, University of Barcelona, Regional Quantitative Analysis Group, revised Jan 2019.
- Artur Santoalha & Davide Consoli & Fulvio Castellacci, 2019. "Do digital skills foster green diversification? A study of European regions," Working Papers on Innovation Studies 20191029, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo.
- Xinghua Wang & Shunchen Wu & Xiaojuan Qin & Meixiang La & Haixia Zuo, 2022. "Informal Environment Regulation, Green Technology Innovation and Air Pollution: Quasi-Natural Experiments from Prefectural Cities in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-13, May.
- Wendler, Tobias & Töbelmann, Daniel & Günther, Jutta, 2021. "Natural resources and technology - on the mitigating effect of green tech," VfS Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference): Climate Economics 242416, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
- Corsatea, Teodora Diana & Giaccaria, Sergio, 2018. "Market regulation and environmental productivity changes in the electricity and gas sector of 13 observed EU countries," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 164(C), pages 1286-1297.
- Feng, Nan & Ge, Jiamin, 2024. "How does fiscal policy affect the green low-carbon transition from the perspective of the evolutionary game?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 134(C).
- Xiaotong Wang & Gongli Luo & Lu Wang, 2024. "Analysis of Green Economic Efficiency and Influencing Factors: Based on the Innovation Output and Spatial Spillover Perspective," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(3), pages 15161-15175, September.
- Tommaso Oliviero & Sandro Rondinella & Alberto Zazzaro, 2024. "Green Firms, Environmental Hazards, and Investment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-21, January.
- Qi, Xiulin & Wu, Zhifang & Xu, Jinqing & Shan, Biaoan, 2023. "Environmental justice and green innovation: A quasi-natural experiment based on the establishment of environmental courts in China," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 205(C).
- Nylund, Petra A. & Brem, Alexander & Agarwal, Nivedita, 2022. "Enabling technologies mitigating climate change: The role of dominant designs in environmental innovation ecosystems," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
- Ge, Tao & Li, Chunying & Li, Jinye & Hao, Xionglei, 2023. "Does neighboring green development benefit or suffer from local economic growth targets? Evidence from China," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
- Yang, Lisha & Ni, Mengying, 2022. "Is financial development beneficial to improve the efficiency of green development? Evidence from the “Belt and Road” countries," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
- Zhang, Dongyang, 2023. "Can digital finance empowerment reduce extreme ESG hypocrisy resistance to improve green innovation?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 125(C).
- Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Țoniș & Oliva Maria Dourado Martins & Dragan Ilic & Mădălina Belous & Radu Bucea-Manea-Țoniș & Cezar Braicu & Violeta-Elena Simion, 2020. "Green and Sustainable Public Procurement—An Instrument for Nudging Consumer Behavior. A Case Study on Romanian Green Public Agriculture across Different Sectors of Activity," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-25, December.
- Tobias Wendler & Daniel Töbelmann & Jutta Günther, 2019. "Natural resources and technology - on the mitigating effect of green tech," Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation 1905, University of Bremen, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics.
- Xiangyan Wang & Jinye Li & Nannan Wang, 2023. "Are Economic Growth Pressures Inhibiting Green Total Factor Productivity Growth?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-23, March.
- Xiaomeng Zhao & Kangyin Dong & Jun Zhao & Qingzhe Jiang, 2024. "RETRACTED ARTICLE: Paths to sustainable development in China: why green finance and green technology matter?," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 57(2), pages 1-26, April.
- Taimoor Arif Kiani & Samina Sabir & Unbreen Qayyum & Sohail Anjum, 2023. "Estimating the effect of technological innovations on environmental degradation: empirical evidence from selected ASEAN and SAARC countries," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(7), pages 6529-6550, July.
- Xingle Long & Chuanwang Sun & Chao Wu & Bin Chen & Kofi Agyenim Boateng, 2020. "Green innovation efficiency across China’s 30 provinces: estimate, comparison, and convergence," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 25(7), pages 1243-1260, October.
- Philip Kerner & Torben Klarl & Tobias Wendler, 2021. "Green Technologies, Environmental Policy and Regional Growth," Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation 2104, University of Bremen, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics.
- Gianluca Biggi & Martina Iori & Julia Mazzei & Andrea Mina, 2024. "Green Intelligence: The AI content of green technologies," LEM Papers Series 2024/23, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
- Maria Urbaniec & Justyna Tomala & Sergio Martinez, 2021. "Measurements and Trends in Technological Eco-Innovation: Evidence from Environment-Related Patents," Resources, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-17, June.
- Alessandra Colombelli & Jackie Krafft & Francesco Quatraro, 2021.
"Firms’ growth, green gazelles and eco-innovation: evidence from a sample of European firms,"
Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 56(4), pages 1721-1738, April.
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- Natalia Wagner, 2023. "Inventive Activity for Climate Change Mitigation: An Insight into the Maritime Industry," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-23, November.
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- Chen, Zan & Jin, Jun & Li, Meng, 2022. "Does media coverage influence firm green innovation? The moderating role of regional environment," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
- Liang Shen & Runjie Fan & Yuyan Wang & Zhaoqing Yu & Rongyun Tang, 2020. "Impacts of Environmental Regulation on the Green Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Enterprises," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-14, October.
- Jieping Chen & Xianpeng Long & Shanlang Lin, 2022. "Special Economic Zone, Carbon Emissions and the Mechanism Role of Green Technology Vertical Spillover: Evidence from Chinese Cities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-22, September.
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"Public Green Demand and Green Innovation: Evidence from US Firms,"
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- Haisen Wang & Gangqiang Yang & Ziyang Yue, 2023. "Breaking through ingrained beliefs: revisiting the impact of the digital economy on carbon emissions," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-13, December.
- Jong-Hyun Kim & Yong-Gil Lee, 2024. "Investigating Technological Advancement Strategies for the Innovation Impact of Alternative Energy Patents," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-25, January.
- Senlin Hu & Gang Zeng & Xianzhong Cao & Huaxi Yuan & Bing Chen, 2021. "Does Technological Innovation Promote Green Development? A Case Study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-18, June.
- Santoalha, Artur & Consoli, Davide & Castellacci, Fulvio, 2021. "Digital skills, relatedness and green diversification: A study of European regions," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(9).
- Liu, Min & Liu, Hong-Fei & Lee, Chien-Chiang, 2024. "An empirical study on the response of the energy market to the shock from the artificial intelligence industry," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 288(C).
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- Jingjing Qian & Chao Chen & Yun Zhong, 2022. "Environmental Regulation and Sustainable Growth of Enterprise Value: Mediating Effect Analysis Based on Technological Innovation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-16, October.
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- Elżbieta Sobczak & Dariusz Głuszczuk, 2022. "Diversification of Eco-Innovation and Innovation Activity of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the European Union Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-19, February.