What determines environmental performance at paper mills? the roles of abatement spending, regulation, and efficiency

Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 283-302

  Shadbegian, Ronald J ^a,c   Gray, Wayne B ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emissions; Pollution abatement costs; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444293458     PISSN: 15380653     EISSN: 15380653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1538-0653.1144     Document Type: Article

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