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The impact of environmental innovations on job-creation process: an empirical investigation for Russian regions

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  • Luigi Aldieri

    (University of Salerno)

  • Maxim Kotsemir

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics)

  • Concetto Paolo Vinci

    (University of Salerno)

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The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of environmental innovation on employment in 85 Russian regions (federal subjects) for the period 2010–2014. In particular, we use latitude and longitude coordinates to compute the distance between Russian regions according to haversine formula. In this way, we measure the spillovers as the weighted sum of R&D capital stock on the basis of computed distance. The contribution to the literature is to explore whether environmental innovations are labour-friendly or labour-saving in Russia. From the empirical results of least squares dummy variable corrected (LSDVC) estimator, we observe different results by Federal Districts (groupings of the federal subjects) of the Russian Federation. The finding is very important in terms of policy implications for supporting employment.

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  • Luigi Aldieri & Maxim Kotsemir & Concetto Paolo Vinci, 2019. "The impact of environmental innovations on job-creation process: an empirical investigation for Russian regions," Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol. 21(2), pages 285-306, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envpol:v:21:y:2019:i:2:d:10.1007_s10018-018-0230-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10018-018-0230-0
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    Keywords

    Environmental innovations; Regional analysis; Russian regions; Job-creation process; Job-creating effect; Geographical spillovers;
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    JEL classification:

    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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