The Experts below are selected from a list of 160281 Experts worldwide ranked by ideXlab platform

Joshua Linn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The effect of vehicle fuel economy standards on Technology Adoption
    Journal of Public Economics, 2016
    Co-Authors: Thomas H. Klier, Joshua Linn
    Abstract:

    Abstract Many countries are tightening passenger vehicle fuel economy standards. This paper provides the first empirical evidence on the effects of fuel economy standards on Technology Adoption. We investigate changes in the rate and direction of Technology Adoption, that is, the extent to which Technology is used to increase fuel economy at the expense of other vehicle attributes. We find that recent changes in U.S. and European standards have both increased the rate of Technology Adoption and affected the direction of Technology Adoption. Producers reduced horsepower and torque compared to a counterfactual in which fuel economy standards remained unchanged. We estimate opportunity costs from reduced horsepower and torque to be economically significant relative to the gains from fuel savings.

  • The Effect of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards on Technology Adoption
    SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
    Co-Authors: Thomas H. Klier, Joshua Linn
    Abstract:

    Many countries are tightening passenger vehicle fuel economy standards. The literature on passenger vehicle standards has used structural models to estimate their welfare effects. This paper provides the first empirical evidence on the effects of recently tightened fuel economy standards on Technology Adoption. Specifically, it investigates changes in the rate and direction of Technology Adoption, that is, the extent to which Technology is used to increase fuel economy at the expense of other vehicle attributes. We find that recent U.S. and European standards have both increased the rate of Technology Adoption and affected the direction of Technology Adoption. Producers reduced horsepower and torque compared to a counterfactual in which fuel economy standards remained unchanged. We estimate opportunity costs from reduced horsepower and torque to be of similar magnitude as the gains from fuel savings.

Thomas H. Klier - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The effect of vehicle fuel economy standards on Technology Adoption
    Journal of Public Economics, 2016
    Co-Authors: Thomas H. Klier, Joshua Linn
    Abstract:

    Abstract Many countries are tightening passenger vehicle fuel economy standards. This paper provides the first empirical evidence on the effects of fuel economy standards on Technology Adoption. We investigate changes in the rate and direction of Technology Adoption, that is, the extent to which Technology is used to increase fuel economy at the expense of other vehicle attributes. We find that recent changes in U.S. and European standards have both increased the rate of Technology Adoption and affected the direction of Technology Adoption. Producers reduced horsepower and torque compared to a counterfactual in which fuel economy standards remained unchanged. We estimate opportunity costs from reduced horsepower and torque to be economically significant relative to the gains from fuel savings.

  • The Effect of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards on Technology Adoption
    SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
    Co-Authors: Thomas H. Klier, Joshua Linn
    Abstract:

    Many countries are tightening passenger vehicle fuel economy standards. The literature on passenger vehicle standards has used structural models to estimate their welfare effects. This paper provides the first empirical evidence on the effects of recently tightened fuel economy standards on Technology Adoption. Specifically, it investigates changes in the rate and direction of Technology Adoption, that is, the extent to which Technology is used to increase fuel economy at the expense of other vehicle attributes. We find that recent U.S. and European standards have both increased the rate of Technology Adoption and affected the direction of Technology Adoption. Producers reduced horsepower and torque compared to a counterfactual in which fuel economy standards remained unchanged. We estimate opportunity costs from reduced horsepower and torque to be of similar magnitude as the gains from fuel savings.

Aleksandr Vashchilko - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Vertically related markets, tariffs, and Technology Adoption
    Journal of Economics, 2012
    Co-Authors: Aleksandr Vashchilko
    Abstract:

    This study considers the effect of trade policy on the time of Technology Adoption. Home firm is dependent on a foreign vertically integrate firm for supplies of a key input before the Technology Adoption and can produce the intermediate input after the Technology Adoption. Both firms compete by Cournot in the home final product market. I show that the decrease in the tariff on final product imports and the increase in the tariff on input imports create incentives for earlier Technology Adoption by home firm. While maximizing the discounted sum of welfare, the domestic government should protect home firm initially. Further, provided the cost of Technology Adoption declined sufficiently over time, the domestic government should stimulate the earlier Technology Adoption by decreasing the tariff on final product imports and increasing the tariff on intermediate product imports.

Farid Toubal - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Trade liberalization, democratization, and Technology Adoption
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2018
    Co-Authors: Matteo Cervellati, Alireza Naghavi, Farid Toubal
    Abstract:

    A general equilibrium theory with heterogeneous skills predicts a complementarity between trade and democracy in creating demand for superior technologies. Trade liberalization or democratization alone may lead to vested interests that limit Technology Adoption. We use panel data on Technology Adoption, at a disaggregated level, for the period 1980–2000. Exploiting within-country variation over time and the heterogeneous timing of trade liberalization and democratization, we document a significant and sizable positive interaction between trade openness and democratization for Technology Adoption. The result that transitions to open democracies are beneficial for technological dynamics is robust to a large set of checks.

  • Trade liberalization, democratization, and Technology Adoption
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2018
    Co-Authors: Matteo Cervellati, Alireza Naghavi, Farid Toubal
    Abstract:

    This paper provides a theoretical and empirical investigation of the role of liberalization, democratization and their interactions on the level of Technology adopted in an economy. A general equilibrium theory with heterogeneous skills is set up to study the incentives of dierent groups to favor, or oppose, Technology Adoption in open and closed economies. The theory predicts the existence of a complementarity between liberalization and democratization for Technology Adoption. Liberalization should lead to an acceleration in productivity growth if coupled with democratization but may lead to a slow down if these institutional changes are imbalanced. The predictions are tested using panel data for the period 19802000 by exploiting within country variation and the heterogenous timing of liberalization and democratization in a dierence-in-dier ence approach. The results confirm the existence of a robust positive interactions between these institutional changes for Technology Adoption and productivity growth. A transition from a closed autocracy to an open democracy substantially increases productivity. In turns, democratization alone does not significantly increase productivity while liberalization of autocracies may even lead to slow down in Technology Adoption or productivity. The results substantially qualify previous findings and have relevant policy implications.

Michael G Morris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • dead or alive the development trajectory and future of Technology Adoption research
    Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2007
    Co-Authors: Viswanath Venkatesh, Fred D Davis, Michael G Morris
    Abstract:

    Research on individual-level Technology Adoption is one of the most mature streams of information systems (IS) research. In this paper, we compare the progress in the area of Technology Adoption with two widely-researched streams in psychology and organizational behavior: theory of planned behavior and job satisfaction. In addition to gauging the progress in Technology Adoption research, this allows us to identify some fruitful areas for future research. Based on our comparison, we conclude that there has been excellent progress in Technology Adoption research. However, as a next step, we call for research focused on interventions, contingencies, and alternative theoretical perspectives (to the largely social psychologybased Technology Adoption research. Also, we believe it would be important to use the comparisons discussed here as a basis to develop a framework-driven set of future research directions to guide further work in this area.