Competitiveness and Ecological Impacts of Green Energy Technologies. Firm-level Evidence for the DACH Region

Michael Peneder, Spyros Arvanitis, Christian Rammer, Tobias Stucki and Martin Wörter
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Martin Woerter

No 544, WIFO Working Papers from WIFO

Abstract: For a large sample of enterprises in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (the "DACH" region) we study the impact of policy instruments such as energy-related taxes, subsidies, standards and negotiated agreements, or other regulations on the firm's ecological and economic performance. To identify the causal linkages, we build a system of twelve equations, first tracking the impacts of policy on the adoption of green energy technologies for distinct areas. In a second set of equations, we estimate the perceived impacts of adoption on the firm's energy efficiency, carbon emissions and competitiveness. The results confirm a differentiated pattern of channels through which policy can affect the firm's energy efficiency and carbon emissions, while having a neutral impact on its competitiveness.

Keywords: Environmental policy; Porter hypothesis; energy efficiency; innovation; technology adoption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2017-10
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Working Paper: Competitiveness and ecological impacts of green energy technologies: firm-level evidence for the DACH region (2016)
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