Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/40673 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 2007,105
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is expected to stimulate the North-South transfer of climate-friendly technologies. This paper provides an assessment of the technology transfers that take place through the CDM using a unique data set of 644 registered projects. It provides a detailed description of the transfers (frequency, type, by sector, by host country, etc.). It also includes an econometric analysis of their drivers. We show that transfer likeliness increases with the size of the projects. The transfer probability is 50% higher in projects implemented in a subsidiary of Annex 1 companies while the presence of an official credit buyer has a lower albeit positive impact. The analysis also yields interesting results on how technological capabilities of the host country influence technology diffusion in the CDM.
Subjects: 
Kyoto Protocol
Clean Development Mechanism
International Technology Transfer
JEL: 
Q5
Q55
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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