Su, Yiran (2024). Essays on greening global value chains. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.
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Abstract
This thesis comprises four studies that investigate the green transition within global value chains, with particular emphasis on the significant role played by eco-innovation. After an overview in Chapter one, Chapter two presents an examination of the prevailing worldwide trends in eco-innovation and collaborative innovation, revealing a significant expansion of eco-innovation, particularly within specific technological areas. The efficiency of eco-innovation depends on its fast international diffusion, with collaborative efforts between economies serving as an opportunity to encourage green transition. This collaboration has the potential to accelerate the pace at which economies may effectively shift towards green transition. Chapter three focuses on the study of the relationship between Global Value Chains (GVCs) and international technological collaboration, specifically emphasising collaborative eco-inventions at the country level. In the fourth chapter, a comparative analysis is conducted to assess the relative effectiveness of eco-innovation and non-eco innovation with respect to their technological support of future inventions and subsequent diffusion of knowledge. Furthermore, we aim to examine the differences in quality between global collaborative innovation and non-collaborative innovation, along the variations in international knowledge spillover effects. Chapter five of our study presents our findings about the relationship between eco-innovations in exporting countries and the carbon dioxide (CO2) intensity of their exports. The findings of our research demonstrate a U-shaped association between eco-innovations and the carbon dioxide (CO2) intensity associated with trade.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.) | |||||||||
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| Award Type: | Doctorates > Ph.D. | |||||||||
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| Licence: | All rights reserved | |||||||||
| College/Faculty: | Colleges > College of Social Sciences | |||||||||
| School or Department: | Birmingham Business School, Department of Economics | |||||||||
| Funders: | None/not applicable | |||||||||
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/14949 |
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