EPA's voluntary 33/50 program: Impact on toxic releases and economic performance of firms

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-25

  Khanna, Madhu ^a   Damon, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; REGULATORY APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032825565     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.1998.1057     Document Type: Article

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