RT Journal Article
T1 Does eco-innovation stimulate employment?: the case of spanish manufacturing firms
A1 Fernández López, Sara
A1 Torrecillas Bautista, Celia
A1 Arenas Díaz, Guillermo
AB The demand for eco-products due to the exigency of friendly and environmental production could affect the employment of the firms. This paper tests whether product and process eco-innovations boost employment in Spain differentiating by the environmental goals (material and energy efficiency and environment responsiveness), by the level of qualification of the workers, and by the dirtiness of the industries. We apply a Green Harrison model, using the Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) for Spain from 2008 to 2016. Results show a positive relationship between all types of product eco-innovations and employment, while the influence of process eco-innovations on employment depends on the environmental goals, the level of skills, and the industry. Specifically, distinguishing by industry there is a labour-saving effect in clean industries and a labour-friendly effect for low-skilled employment in dirty industries.
PB Elsevier
SN 0954-349X
YR 2024
FD 2024-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/102994
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/102994
LA eng
NO Fernández, S., Torrecillas, C., & Díaz, G. A. (2024). Does eco-innovation stimulate employment? the case of spanish manufacturing firms. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 69, 571-585. doi:10.1016/j.strueco.2024.03.007
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025