TY - JOUR
T1 - Demand-pull and environmental innovations: Estimating the effects of innovative public procurement
AU - Ghisetti, Claudia
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This paper contributes to the emerging literature on the adoption of environmental innovation, by investigating the so far unexplored role of governmental demand in stimulating ‘greener’ production choices. Specifically, the role of innovative public procurement in driving the adoption and diffusion of sustainable manufacturing technologies is analysed. Results, based on firm-level data in the 28 Member States of the European Union, Switzerland and the USA, are obtained through non-parametric matching techniques. Those outline the crucial role of innovative public procurement in the uptake of environmental innovations. This confirms the relevance of such policy instrument in allowing countries to achieve a decarbonised and sustainable growth path which is compatible with competitiveness goals.
AB - This paper contributes to the emerging literature on the adoption of environmental innovation, by investigating the so far unexplored role of governmental demand in stimulating ‘greener’ production choices. Specifically, the role of innovative public procurement in driving the adoption and diffusion of sustainable manufacturing technologies is analysed. Results, based on firm-level data in the 28 Member States of the European Union, Switzerland and the USA, are obtained through non-parametric matching techniques. Those outline the crucial role of innovative public procurement in the uptake of environmental innovations. This confirms the relevance of such policy instrument in allowing countries to achieve a decarbonised and sustainable growth path which is compatible with competitiveness goals.
KW - Applied Psychology
KW - Business and International Management
KW - Demand-pull innovation
KW - Environmental innovation
KW - Government policy
KW - Management of Technology and Innovation
KW - Public procurement
KW - Applied Psychology
KW - Business and International Management
KW - Demand-pull innovation
KW - Environmental innovation
KW - Government policy
KW - Management of Technology and Innovation
KW - Public procurement
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/131089
UR - http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/7/4/0/
U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.07.020
DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.07.020
M3 - Article
SN - 0040-1625
SP - 178
EP - 187
JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
JF - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
ER -