The reputational penalties for environmental violations: Empirical evidence

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 653-675

  Karpoff, Jonathan M ^a,c   Lott Jr , John R ^b   Wehrly, Eric W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Department of Finance ^*  (United States)

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EID: 30344478271     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/430806     Document Type: Article

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