Summary
This 2019 policy analysis by Hart and Noll examines the use of tax incentives as mechanisms to stimulate clean energy innovation in the United States. The paper's framing—contrasting tax certainty against the certainty of death—suggests an examination of how policy stability and design affect private sector R&D investment and technology development outcomes. The work appears positioned within energy policy and innovation economics literature rather than agricultural systems research.
UK applicability
This paper addresses United States federal tax policy and may have limited direct application to UK clean energy or agricultural policy contexts, though comparative policy design principles could inform UK renewable energy or sustainable agriculture incentive structures.
Key measures
Tax policy design features; innovation outcomes; policy certainty metrics (inferred from title)
Outcomes reported
As suggested by the title, the paper likely examines how tax incentive structures affect the rate and direction of clean energy innovation, comparing certainty levels of different policy instruments.
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