Abstract

Using the Community Innovation Survey data, in this paper we explore the external and internal drivers influencing the four types of eco-innovation in the Baltic manufacturing sector. For this purpose, we estimate a quadrivariate probit model to reveal potential complementarities across the four types of eco-innovation and identify the differences among sectors and countries. The empirical findings show that: i) some factors such as future eco-policies and voluntary actions are significant for most categories eco-innovation; ii) cost saving is the main driver for the eco-process; iii) government grants, subsidies or other financial incentives and current regulation are never significant and finally iv) cooperation is a crucial driving factor for the productive process.

摘要

在本文中，我们利用社区创新调查数据探讨了影响波罗的海制造业四种生态创新的外部和内部驱动因素。为此，我们估计了一个四元概率模型，以揭示四种生态创新的潜在互补性，并确定部门和国家之间的差异。实证结果表明：i) 未来生态政策和自愿行动等因素对大多数类别的生态创新具有重要意义；ii) 节约成本是生态过程的主要驱动力；iii) 政府赠款、补贴或其他财政激励措施和现行监管从来都不是重要的，最后 iv) 合作是生产过程的关键驱动因素。