Competitiveness and environmental policies for agriculture: Testing the Porter hypothesis

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 310-324

  Managi, Shunsuke ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agricultural risks; Luenberger productivity; Porter hypothesis; Technological change

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COMPETITIVENESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARKET CONDITIONS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 15244362923     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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