The Dynamics of Environmental and Economic Systems

Introduction.- PART I Modelling Macroeconomic Scenarios: Energy Issues, Economic Performances and Environmental Policy.- Chapter 1 The GTAP-E: Model Description and Improvements.- Chapter 2 Carbon Leakage and Trade Adjustment Policies.- Chapter 3 Theoretical Approaches to Dynamic Efficiency in Policy Contexts. The Case of Renewable Electricity.- Chapter 4 Energy Efficiency Policy in the US: The Impact of the Industrial Assessment Centres (IAC) Programme and State and Regional Climate Policy Actions.- Chapter 5 Porter Reloaded: The Role and Effectiveness of Environmental and Social Regulations for Realizing Innovation offsets and Enhancing Firm Competitiveness.- PART II Environmental Innovation and Competitiveness: Linking Micro, Meso and Macro Analysis in the Dynamics.- Chapter 6 Implications of Policy Uncertainty for Innovation in Environmental Technologies. The Case of Public R&D Budgets.- Chapter 7 Eco-Activity and Innovativeness: What is Their Relation to Environmental Performance in Consumer Firms and Industrial Firms? .- Chapter 8 Environmental Policy and Induced Technological Change in European Industries.-  Chapter 9 Closing the Gap? Dynamic Analyses of Emission Efficiency and Sector Productivity in Europe.- Chapter 10 Waste Technology Inventions and Policy Effects in Dynamic Settings. Evidence from OECD Patent Data.- Chapter 11 Biopat: An Investigation Tool for Analysis of Industry Evolution, Technological Paths and Policy Impact in the Biofuels Sector.- Index.