Innovation is an important part of environmental policy, and encouraging innovation is often
an explicit goal of policymakers. A large literature in environmental economics examines the …

We conduct a systematic and interdisciplinary review of empirical literature assessing
evidence on induced innovation in energy and related technologies. We explore links …

Background As electric kick scooters, three-wheelers, and passenger cars enter the streets,
efficiency trade-offs across vehicle types gain practical relevance for consumers and policy …

Scientists believe significant climate change is unavoidable without a drastic reduction in the
emissions of greenhouse gases from the combustion of fossil fuels. However, few countries …

Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-
level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between “dirty”(internal …

Policymakers often assert that consumers undervalue future gasoline costs when they buy
automobiles. We test this by measuring whether relative prices of vehicles with different fuel …

We investigate whether car buyers are myopic about future fuel costs. We estimate the effect
of gasoline prices on short-run equilibrium prices of cars of different fuel economies. We …

China's ongoing urban economic growth has sharply increased the population's per capita
income, lowered the count of people living below the poverty line, and caused major …

We construct measures of industry performance and welfare in the US automobile market
from 1980 to 2018. We estimate a demand model using product-level data on market …

This paper evaluates a large-scale appliance replacement program in Mexico that from
2009 to 2012 helped 1.9 million households replace their old refrigerators and air …