A. Novaresio Table 1. The variables Variable EMPL_OEMs Definition Level of total employment (number of persons engaged) in the core automotive industry (Original Equipment Manufacturers) Source OECD STAN dataset Literature Employment innovation literature EMPL_EQUIP Level of total employment (number of persons engaged) in the automotive suppliers’ industry OECD STAN dataset Employment innovation literature and Dependent var. LABOUR_PROD_OEMs Level of labour productivity in the core automotive industry (Original Equipment Manufacturers) OECD STAN dataset Employment literature and Dependent var. LABOUR_PROD_EQUIP Level of labour productivity in the automotive suppliers’ industry OECD STAN dataset Employment literature Dependent var. GREEN_INNO_TRANSPORT Total number of green patents in the transport sector - climate change mitigation technologies related to transportation Total number of green patents related to the improvement of Internal Combustion Engine Total number of green patents related to the Hybrid Electric Vehicles Total number of green patents related to the Battery Electric Vehicles Level of business expenditures in R&D of the core automotive industry (Original Equipment Manufacturers) Level of business expenditures in R&D of the automotive suppliers’ industry Level of production in the core automotive industry (Original Equipment Manufacturers) Level of production in the automotive suppliers’ industry ENV- OECD iLibrary Green innovation literature Explanatory variable ENV- OECD iLibrary Green innovation literature Explanatory variable ENV- OECD iLibrary Green innovation Literature Explanatory variable OECD STAN dataset OECD STAN dataset Green innovation literature Explanatory variable Innovation literature Control variable OECD STAN dataset OECD STAN dataset OECD STAN dataset OECD STAN dataset Innovation literature Control variable Innovation literature Control variable Innovation literature Control variable Employment literature Control variable Employment literature Control variable Innovation literature Control variable Innovation literature Control variable Innovation literature Control variable Innovation literature Innovation literature Control variable Control variable GREEN_ICE_ADJ HYBRID_ADJ ELECTRIC_ADJ BERD_AUTO BERD_EQUIP PROD_AUTO PROD-EQUIP WAGES_AUTO WAGES_EQUIP CAR_SALES Level of the exports from the automotive industry - exports from j country to the rest of the world Level of imports from the automotive industry – imports from j country to the rest of the world Number of car sales in the country POP Number of population (in thousand) OECD STAN dataset OECD STAN dataset OECD STAN dataset OECD STAN dataset OECD Stat GDP_PC Gross Domestic Product per capita OECD Stat EXPORT_AUTO IMPORT_AUTO Source: author’s elaboration. 8 Level of the wages in the core automotive industry (Original Equipment Manufacturers) Level of the wages of the automotive suppliers’ industry and Role Dependent var.