Green Innovation: an empirical analysis of technology, skills and policy

Abstract

with my co-authors, I would like to thank the three anonymous reviewers who provided useful comments and suggestions. Chapter 7 is derived from a paper co-authored with Gianluca Orsatti, Davide Consoli and Francesco Quatraro, titled "Public procurement, local labour markets and green technological change: Evidence from US Commuting Zones". I would like to thank them for taking on board a non-economist and introducing him to the world of econometrics. This paper was in the process of revision and resubmission to Environmental and Resource Economics when this thesis was completed. Chapter 5 and 6 are based on papers co-authored with Davide Consoli and Nicolò Barbieri. The first one is titled "Specialisation, diversification and the ladder of green technology" and has been submitted to Research Policy, the second one "Specialization, diversification and environmental technology life-cycle" is under review for Economic Geography. Both papers and this dissertation would not have been possible without the contribution and dedication of Davide and Nicolò, to whom I would like to reiterate my heartfelt gratitude. v

The Climate, Land, Energy, Water and Food Nexus Challenge in a Land Scarce Country: Innovations in the Netherlands

“…Next, a wide range of innovations from the selected countries and from within the Netherlands was compiled in an innovation inventory and described using several categorisations and indicators (see Section 3.4). Innovations were found using scientific and grey literature , as well as several databases [58][59][60][61]. The consulted sources were found through a literature review on sustainable innovation, an internet search on national government websites and interviews with experts.…”

“…Innovations were found using scientific and grey literature , as well as several databases [58][59][60][61]. The consulted sources were found through a literature review on sustainable innovation, an internet search on national government websites and interviews with experts.…”

“…For technical innovations, in particular, information about the number of green patent families in different areas of research was included in the inventory. These were taken from the Green Tech Database website (https://www.greentechdatabase.com/), developed by Perruchas [61]. The website interface is mainly supported by data from PATSTAT [73].…”