Public Procurement, Local Labor Markets and Green Technological Change. Evidence from US Commuting Zones
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DOI: 10.1007/s10640-020-00405-4
Abstract: The paper investigates whether and through which channels green public procurement (GPP) and the skills composition stimulate local environmental innovation capacity. We use detailed data sources on green patents and procurement expenditure at the level… read more here.
Keywords: gpp; commuting zones; local labor; public procurement ... See more keywords
When to use commuting zones? An empirical description of spatial autocorrelation in U.S. counties versus commuting zones
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270303
Abstract: U.S. Commuting Zones (CZs) are an aggregation of county-level data that researchers commonly use to create less arbitrary spatial entities and to reduce spatial autocorrelation. However, by further aggregating data, researchers lose point data and… read more here.
Keywords: empirical description; use commuting; spatial autocorrelation; commuting zones ... See more keywords