Do Painless Environmental Policies Exist?

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-94

  Smith, V Kerry ^a,b   Walsh, Randy ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental regulation; Innovation; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034356615     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026569410780     Document Type: Article

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