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December 19, 2013

Knowledge spillovers from renewable energy technologies, Lessons from patent citations

This paper studies the knowledge spillovers generated by renewable-energy technologies, unraveling the technological fields that benefit from knowledge developed in various durable energy technologies.

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December 19, 2013

On which technologies do renewable energy innovations build on?

We use patent-citations analysis on patents in renewable and fossil-fuel energy filed at seventeen European countries to address the research question: on which technologies does renewable-energy innovation build on?

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March 14, 2013

Directing Technical Change from Fossil-Fuel to Renewable Energy Innovation: An Empirical Application Using Firm-Level Patent Data

This paper investigates the determinants of directed technical change at the firm level in the electricity generation sector.

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January 14, 2010

Home green home; a case study of inducing energy-efficient innovations in the Dutch building sector

This document provides a case study of policies aiming to foster technological innovations for ‘green’ buildings in the Netherlands.

January 14, 2010

Improving the energy efficiency of building: The impact of environmental policy on technological innovation

Higher minimum insulation standards for walls promote the patenting of energy-saving innovations.

February 26, 2009

The effects of competition on the quality of primary schools in the Netherlands

Competition between schools enhances pupils' achievements.

March 7, 2007

Do non-profits make a difference? Evaluating non-profit vis-à-vis for-profit organisations in social services

This CPB Document provides a framework for the evaluation of non-profit organisations. This framework addresses the question under which conditions, and, if so, in what way non-profits should be stimulated.

March 7, 2007

The impact of market forces on the provision of childcare: Insights from the 2005 Childcare Act in the Netherlands

This paper examines the impact of the introduction of market forces on the provision of childcare in the Netherlands.

October 4, 2005

Crossing borders; when science meets industry

How to bring science to the market?

September 7, 2005

Liberalisation of the Dutch notary profession; reviewing its scope and impact

Notaries must now compete with each other.