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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We take the model to U.S. data and find that it matches the estimated responses well. We also provide empirical evidence supporting the model mechanisms using market-implied patent values and inventor-level data. Many thanks for reading, comments are very welcome #EconSky! Full paper 👇 10/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

In general equilibrium, this effect is reinforced through labor market reallocation. 🧑‍🔬Lower wages of skilled workers during recessions reduce the cost of green R&D, raising green labor demand and increasing green innovation. 9/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Main channel operating during green transition, as economy moves from few to many green production inputs: "Green is in the future" 💲Green innovation generates profits that are heavily backloaded, making it less sensitive to short-term business cycle fluctuations 8/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

What can explain the differential cyclicality of innovation? ⚙️We develop a medium-run business cycle model with endogenous green and non-green innovation. 👉 Flesh out key mechanisms driving innovation over the business cycle 7/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Next, we link patent filings to 🇺🇸 Compustat firms and confirm the empirical results. The green share actually increases within the average firm, while overall patenting declines. Many more robustness checks in the paper, e.g. international evidence, unlisted firms, etc. 6/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

What drives the increase in the green patent share following the monetary tightening? 📉Number of non-green patents declines 📈But: number of green patents also increases significantly 5/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🏦 To sharpen identification, we focus on monetary policy shocks. Monetary tightening (by 25 bp) confirms overall patenting is procyclical, but green share is countercyclical ➕Comparable effects suggest separate discount rate channel plays only a limited role 4/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We estimate simple local projections: How does a negative “innovation” in GDP growth (by 1%) affect patenting activity over time in 🇺🇸? 📉We find that aggregate innovation declines 📈But: the share of green innovation goes up! 3/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📝To measure innovation, we rely on the universe of patent filings across the U.S. and OECD countries between 1986-2019. 🪴We classify green patents linked to climate change mitigation and adaptation using a standard definition by the OECD. 2/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Fostering green innovation is a key part of the climate policy toolkit across the world. But: recent global economic headwinds raise concern that a business cycle downturn could slow the green transition 👉 How does green innovation respond to the business cycle? 1/10

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Max Konradt @maxkonradt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

👋I'm on the #EconJobMarket! ❓My JMP, together with @dkaenzig.bsky.social, Lixing Wang and Donghai Zhang studies how green innovation varies over the business cycle. 💡We find that green innovation is countercyclical, while non-green innovation is procyclical. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4b45h979 🧵👇

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NBER @nber.org · 22/07/2025

Showing empirically that green innovation is countercyclical and explaining it with a model where backloaded profits make green research and development less sensitive to downturns, from Diego R. Känzig, @maxkonradt.bsky.social, Lixing Wang, and Donghai Zhang www.nber.org/papers/w34041

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 02/05/2025

#Carbon pricing has unequal impacts across European regions. It is associated with a significant decline in output and a rise in #unemployment, as well as increasing the vote shares of extremist and #populist parties. Maximilian Konradt, Giacomo Mangiante cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

Map of ETS intensity across European regions.

Carbon pricing has become a central tool in Europe’s strategy to mitigate climate change. This column presents new evidence on the impact of carbon pricing across European regions. The authors find that an increase in carbon prices is associated with a significant decline in output and a rise in unemployment. Carbon pricing also has important political ramifications, increasing the vote shares of extremist and populist parties. These costs are not borne equally, with carbon-intensive regions experiencing stronger effects. The findings support the adoption of complementary policies to cushion the economic impacts and limit political fallout.

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