Diversifying in green technologies in European regions: does political support matter?

Artur Santoalha and Ron Boschma ()

Regional Studies, 2021, vol. 55, issue 2, 182-195

Abstract: New green activities in regions tend to build on regional capabilities. This paper makes a first attempt to test the impact of political support for environmental policy at the national and regional scales, besides regional capabilities, on the ability of 95 regions in seven European countries to diversify into new green technologies during the period 2000–12. Evidence is found that related capabilities rather than political support in a region are associated with green diversification of regions. However, while political support at the national scale tends to moderate the role of regional capabilities, political support at the regional scale strengthens it.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1744122

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