ABSTRACT

In light of increasing ecological issues, the deployment of environmentally friendly technologies is of major importance. This paper examines how institutions can influence firm behaviour with respect to introducing environmental innovations. Based on institutional and innovation theory, we explore the relationship of institutional factors with two highly relevant and heterogeneous types of environmental innovation, namely: the reduction of material use (Ecomat) and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions (Ecoco). We utilise the 2008 and 2014 survey waves of the Community Innovation Survey (CIS). This allows us to explore two separate cross-sectional samples at different points of time. Each sample is drawn from twelve European Union countries, giving us a total of about 70,000 firms. We find that formal institutions more strongly influence Ecoco innovation, especially for the CIS 2014 sample. We find that informal institutions affect both innovation types similarly.

摘要

鉴于生态问题日益严重，采用环保技术至关重要。本文研究了制度如何影响企业在引入环境创新方面的行为。我们基于制度和创新理论，探讨制度因素与两种高度相关和异质的环境创新类型的关系，即：减少材料使用（Ecomat）和减少二氧化碳排放（Ecoco）。我们利用社区创新调查 (CIS) 的 2008 年和 2014 年调查浪潮。这使我们能够在不同的时间点探索两个独立的横截面样本。每个样本都来自 12 个欧盟国家，总共有大约 70,000 家公司。我们发现正式机构对 Ecoco 创新的影响更大，特别是对于 CIS 2014 样本。我们发现非正式制度对两种创新类型的影响相似。