Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Costantini, Valeria  
Author-Email: costanti@uniroma3.it
Author-Name: Crespi, Francesco
Author-Email: crespi@uniroma3.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.est.unito.it/
Title: Environmental regulation and the export dynamics of energy technologies.
Abstract:The pollution haven hypothesis (PHH) affirms that an open market regime will encourage the flow of 
low-technology polluting industries toward developing countries because of potential comparative advantages 
related io low environmentai standards. In contrast, the hypothesis suggested by Porter and vari der Linde claims 
that innovating firms operate in a dynamic competitive situation which allows global diffusion of environmental-friendly 
technologies. Environmental regulation may represent a relevant mechanism through which technological change is 
induced. In this way, countries that are subject io more stringent envíronmental regulations may become net 
exporters of environmental technologies. This paper provides new evidence ori the evolution of export ftows of 
environmental technologies across different countries for the energy sector. Advanced economies, particularly the 
European Union, have increasingly focused on the role of energy polîcies as tools for sustaining the development 
path. The Kyoto Protocol commitments, together with growing import dependence ori energy products, have brought 
attentìon to the analysis of ìnnovatìon processes in this specific sector. The analysis uses a gravity model in 
order io test the determinants and the transmission channels through which environmental technologies for renewable
 energies and energy efficiency are exported to advanced and developing countries. Our results are consistent with 
the Porter and van der Linde hypothesis where environmental regulation represents a significant source of comparative advantages. 
What strongly emerges is that the stringency of environmental regulation supplemented by the strength of the National 
Innovation System is a crucia1 driver of export performance in the field of energy technologíes.
Length: 26 pages
Creation-Date: 2007-04
File-URL: http://www.est.unito.it/do/home.pl/Download?doc=/allegati_wp/wp2007dip_l_b/8_wp_momigliano.pdff
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Handle: RePEc:uto:labeco:200708