Integrated product policy and environmental product innovations: An empirical analysis

Ecological Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-100

  Rehfeld, Katharina Maria ^a   Rennings, Klaus ^b   Ziegler, Andreas ^b  

^a Training and Management Consulting Department   (China)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discrete choice models; Environmental innovation; Integrated product policy

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; INNOVATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 33846888282     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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