Regulator reputation, enforcement, and environmental compliance

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 519-540

  Shimshack, Jay P ^a   Ward, Michael B ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Resources Policy Research Center (RPRC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Enforcement; Fines; Pollution; Regulation; Reputation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONDITION MONITORING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PLANNING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ENFORCEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE; FINES; REPUTATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLLUTION; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EID: 27544472699     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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