Barbieri, Nicolò, Marzucchi, Alberto and Rizzo, Ugo (2019) Knowledge sources and impacts on subsequent inventions: do green technologies differ from non-green ones? Research Policy, 49 (2). a103901. ISSN 0048-7333

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Abstract

The paper investigates the nature and impact of green technological change. We focus on the search and impact spaces of green inventions: we explore the knowledge recombination processes leading to the generation of inventions and their impact on subsequent technological developments. Using a large sample of patents, filed during the period 1980-2012, we employ established patent indicators to capture the complexity, novelty and impact of the invention process. Technological heterogeneity is controlled for by comparing green and non-green technologies within narrow technological domains. We find that green technologies are more complex and appear to be more novel than non-green technologies. In addition, they have a larger and more pervasive impact on subsequent inventions. The larger spillovers of green technologies are explained only partially by novelty and complexity.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Alberto Marzucchi has a secondary affiliation (SEEDS - Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies, Italy) in the published version which is not present in the uploaded postprint document. Nicolò Barbieri has a secondary affiliation (SEEDS - Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies, Italy) in the published version which is not present in the uploaded postprint document. Ugo Rizzo has two secondary affiliations (SEEDS - Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies, Italy and Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara, Italy) which are not present in the uploaded postprint document.
Schools and Departments:	University of Sussex Business School > SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labour > HD0028 Management. Industrial Management > HD0045 Technological innovations. Automation H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labour > HD0072 Economic development. Development economics. Economic growth
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Depositing User:	Alberto Marzucchi
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2019 11:14
Last Modified:	29 May 2021 01:00
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/88361

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