Do regulators respond to voluntary pollution control efforts? A count data analysis

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-194

  Decker, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 24944504022     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byi014     Document Type: Article

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