The relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector
A first step in the so-called Porter hypothesis relates to the link between stringent environmental policy and increased innovativeness. This thesis tests this step by investigates the relationship between stringent policy on phosphorus and nitrogen emissions in Sweden and the number of innovations...
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| author | Rostedt, Johan |
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| description | A first step in the so-called Porter hypothesis relates to the link between stringent environmental policy and increased innovativeness. This thesis tests this step by investigates the relationship between stringent policy on phosphorus and nitrogen emissions in Sweden and the number of innovations that aim to reduce these emissions. Regulations and laws, introduced during the period 1960 – 2010, are used in order to measure the stringency of the
policy. Patent data is used to reflect the number of innovations during the period in question.
Three models, based on different sub periods, capture an eventual relationship from an econometric analysis. The result from the econometric analysis suggests that a relationship exist in the case of phosphorus, but not in the case of nitrogen. The model that takes into account the periods in which the targets from the regulations and laws were reached captures the expected development best. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| spelling | RepoSLU73932014-10-03T15:12:43Z The relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector Rostedt, Johan cultural eutrophication innovativeness nitrogen stringent policies phosphorus patents Porter hypothesis A first step in the so-called Porter hypothesis relates to the link between stringent environmental policy and increased innovativeness. This thesis tests this step by investigates the relationship between stringent policy on phosphorus and nitrogen emissions in Sweden and the number of innovations that aim to reduce these emissions. Regulations and laws, introduced during the period 1960 – 2010, are used in order to measure the stringency of the policy. Patent data is used to reflect the number of innovations during the period in question. Three models, based on different sub periods, capture an eventual relationship from an econometric analysis. The result from the econometric analysis suggests that a relationship exist in the case of phosphorus, but not in the case of nitrogen. The model that takes into account the periods in which the targets from the regulations and laws were reached captures the expected development best. SLU/Dept. of Economics 2014 H2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/7393/ |
| spellingShingle | cultural eutrophication innovativeness nitrogen stringent policies phosphorus patents Porter hypothesis Rostedt, Johan The relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector |
| title | The relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector |
| title_full | The relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector |
| title_short | The relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector |
| title_sort | relationship between stringent nutrients policies and innovations in the wastewater sector |
| topic | cultural eutrophication innovativeness nitrogen stringent policies phosphorus patents Porter hypothesis |