Motivated science and green innovation

Tim Besley interviewed by Tim Phillips, 01 April 2022

Scientists create innovation. Is this because they are paid to do it, or because they care about the outcome? Tim Besley tells Tim Phillips how motivated science drives down the cost of innovation and may accelerate the green transition.

Read more about the research behind this and download the free DP:
Besley, T and Persson, T. 2021. 'Science as Civil Society: Implications for a Green Transition'. CEPR

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Topics:  Development Environment

Tags:  civil society, green innovation, motivated agents

Tim Besley

School Professor of Economics and Political Science at the London School of Economics and W Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics; and Research Fellow, CEPR

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