- A-Z
- Jena Economic Resea...
- Volume 17
- The transition of b...
- Autor(in)
- Erschienen
- 9. März 2023
- Nummer des Discussion-Papers
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2023-003
- Schlagwort(e)
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green technologies
green transition
knowledge spaces
network embeddedness
socio-economic development
- Zusammenfsg.
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Green innovations aim to improve and reduce the environmental impact of economic activities. Thus far, research focus on the positive trajectories of green transition. Recent studies focus also on the speed of transition and on its effects on economic outcomes. Continuing in this direction we focus on brown regions (i.e. specialized in fossil-fuel technologies) and the challenges that they face to become sustainable. Taking as example German Labour Market Regions we identify brown regions and measure their transition using an innovative approach based on Social Network Analysis and Knowledge Spaces. We find that the earlier a region transitioned to green technologies, the better it is for both its social and economic outcomes. Our findings imply that the transition of brown regions has effects on socio-economic outcomes not yet accounted for in the sustainability transition literature.
- article pub. typess JER
- Research article
- article languages JER
- Englisch
- JEL-Classification for JER
- O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D ; O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes