Date of Award
2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Henning Schwardt
Second Advisor
Markus Schneider
Third Advisor
Chiara Piovani
Fourth Advisor
Martin Rhodes
Keywords
Innovation systems, Nuclear energy
Abstract
Nuclear energy is contentious in policy discussions that evaluate its role in the current U.S. clean energy innovation system. OECD nations, on average, have begun to reduce their dependence on nuclear energy. However, the United States has remained invested in its nuclear energy infrastructure and the role that it plays within federal research and development. This thesis examines the Neo-Schumpeterian perspective and the National Innovation System’s approach, the economic history of nuclear energy in the United States, and given insight from these factors, discusses the current role of nuclear energy in the U.S. energy innovation system. The objective is to determine if omitting nuclear energy’s role in U.S. energy from policy analysis is beneficial in the national innovation systems evaluation of the green industrial revolution or if its exclusion ignores potential path developments for a low carbon future.
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Recommended Citation
Jones, Bryce, "Evaluating Nuclear Energy as a Component of U.S. Energy Innovation Systems" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1949.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1949
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Rights holder
Bryce Jones
File size
120 pgs
Copyright date
2021
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
Economics