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Fig. 11 Predicted response to an increase in deployment in Germany by one standard deviation on
patenting in solar ( left ) and wind ( right ) in Germany

Fig. 12 Predicted response to an increase in RD&D spending and deployment in Germany by one
standard deviation on patenting in solar ( left ) and wind ( right ) in Germany

3.4 Cross-Border Spill-Over

We also look at cross-border effects to analyse what impact either of the policies
might have on patenting in neighbouring countries. Figure 14 present the results for
Germany and its neighbours. We nd the strongest effect for wind deployment

which is shown to be associated with an increase in patenting of up to 20 % in some
years for Denmark and the Netherlands.