Impacts of regulation on eco-innovation and job creation

Jens Horbach
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Jens Horbach: University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, Germany

IZA World of Labor, 2016, No 265, 265

Abstract: New environmental technologies (environmental/eco-innovations) are often regarded as potential job creators—in addition to their positive effects on the environment. Environmental regulation may induce innovations that are accompanied by positive growth and employment effects. Recent empirical analyses show that the introduction of cleaner process innovations, rather than product-based ones, may also lead to higher employment. The rationale is that cleaner technologies lead to cost savings, which help to improve the competitiveness of firms, thereby inducing positive effects on demand.

Keywords: environmental innovation; employment; regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 J49 Q52 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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