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International R&D spillovers to the electric power industries

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  • Brandão, Lucas G.L.
  • Ehrl, Philipp

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This article analyzes how productivity in the electric power industries (electricity, gas, steam and air condition supply) is affected through investments in R&D for OECD countries between 1995 and 2014. The accumulated R&D expenditures represent the current stock of knowledge or technology. Using a detailed input-output matrix for country-industry combinations allows us to distinguish between four types of spillovers: domestic own sector, foreign own sector as well as domestic and foreign other sector spillovers. The foreign spillovers we capture thus occur through the use of (imported) inputs from the electric power industries or from other sectors. Our estimates show that the productivity of the electric power industries is much more influenced by the transfer of embodied technology from other industries than by investments of these industries themselves. Countries with the highest stock of R&D are mainly responsible for these international technology spillovers.

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  • Brandão, Lucas G.L. & Ehrl, Philipp, 2019. "International R&D spillovers to the electric power industries," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 182(C), pages 424-432.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:182:y:2019:i:c:p:424-432
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.06.046
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    1. Xu, Bin & Lin, Boqiang, 2020. "Investigating drivers of CO2 emission in China’s heavy industry: A quantile regression analysis," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 206(C).
    2. Joao Estevao, 2022. "An Analysis of the Impact of the 2030 Agreement on R&D Intensity in the Energy Sector," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 12(4), pages 204-216, July.
    3. Yan Li & Xiaohan Zhang & Chenxin Jin & Qingbo Huang, 2022. "The Influence of Reverse Technology Spillover of Outward Foreign Direct Investment on Green Total Factor Productivity in China’s Manufacturing Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-17, December.
    4. Choi, Donghyun & Kim, Yeong Jae, 2023. "Local and global experience curves for lumpy and granular energy technologies," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    5. He, Ruifang & Zhong, Meirui & Huang, Jianbai, 2021. "Technological progress and metal resource consumption in the electricity industry—A cross-country panel threshold data analysis," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 231(C).

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    Keywords

    Spillover; Electric power industries; Input-output data; OECD; Productivity;
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    JEL classification:

    • F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights

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