Local demand-pull policy and energy innovation: Evidence from the solar photovoltaic market in China

• Published in: Energy policy Vol. 128; pp. 364 - 376
• Main Authors: Gao, Xue, Rai, Varun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: China; Clean energy; Comparative advantage; Demand; Demand pull; Empirical analysis; empirical research; energy; Energy policy; Governance; Green energy; Hypotheses; Induced; Innovations; issues and policy; loci; Markets; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaics; Regional innovation; Solar cells; Solar energy; Solar PV; supply balance; China; Patents; Demand pull; Comparative advantage; Regional innovation; Solar PV

Market demand is an important driver for inducing innovation, with many empirical studies supporting the demand-induced innovation hypothesis. Critiques of such studies, however, emphasize that new empirical evidence that can address existing empirical challenges is needed. Furthermore, existing lit...