Impact of eco-innovation on firms competitiveness. An empirical study based on Mannheim Innovation Panel

• Statutory Declaration
  

• Abstract
  
• Keywords
  
• Table of Contents
  
• List of Tables
  
• List of Figures
  
• List of Abbreviations
  
• 1 Introduction
  
• 2 Literature review of the academic background
  
  • 2.1 Introduction
    
  • 2.2 Eco-innovation
    
    • 2.2.1 Definition
      
    • 2.2.2 Determinant for eco-innovation
      
  • 2.3 The Porter hypothesis
    
    • 2.3.1 The weak Porter hypothesis
      
    • 2.3.2 The strong Porter Hypothesis
      
    • 2.3.3 Critics of the Porter hypothesis
      
  • 2.4 Conclusion
    
• 3 Hypotheses of the theoretical model
  
  • 3.1 Better access to markets
    
  • 3.2 Product differentiation
    
  • 3.3 Technological rent
    
  • 3.4 Cost of materials and energy
    
  • 3.5 Cost of capital
    
  • 3.6 Cost of labour
    
• 4 Empirical setting
  
  • 4.1 Data description
    
  • 4.2 Variable definitions
    
• 5 Empirical estimation
  
  • 5.1 Estimation model
    
  • 5.2 Empirical results
    
  • 5.3 Model discussion
    
• 6 Conclusion
  
• Bibliography
  
• ANNEX
  
• ANNEX I
  
• ANNEX II