The production of eco-labels

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-293

  Bruce, Christopher ^a   Laroiya, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer demand; Eco labeling; Endangered species; Environmental decision making; Production function

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; SURVEYING;

CONSUMER DEMAND; ECO-LABELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING;

LABELING;

DECISION MAKING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECOLABELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 33847637580     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9028-9     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Andreoni, J. (1990), 'Impure Altruism and Donations to Public Goods; A Theory of Warm-Glow Giving', The Economic Journal 100, 464-477.
2. Andreoni, J. (1995), 'Warm-Glow Versus Cold-Pickle: The Effects of Positive and Negative Framing on Cooperation in Experiments', The Quarterly Journal of Economics 110(1), 1-21.
3. Beaulieu, E. and J.Gaisford (2002), 'Labour and Environmental Standards: The 'Lemons Problem' in International Trade Policy', The World Economy 25(1), 59-78.
4. Carlson, L., S.Grove and N.Kangun (1993), 'A Content Analysis of Environmental Advertising Claims: A Matrix Method Approach', Journal of Advertising 22(3), 27-39.
5. Church, J. (1994), 'A Market Solution to Green Marketing: Some Lessons from the Economics of Marketing', Minnesota Law Review 79, 245-324.
6. Cremer, H. and J. F.Thisse (1999), 'On the Taxation of Polluting Products in a Differentiated Industry', European Economic Review 43, 575-594.
7. Dosi, C. and M.Moretto (2001), 'Is Ecolabelling a Reliable Environmental Policy Measure?', Environmental and Resource Economics 18, 113-127.
8. Erskine, C. and L.Collins (1997), 'Eco-labelling: Success or Failure?', The Environmentalist 17, 125-133.
9. Fahrig, L. and G.Merriam (1994), 'Conservation of Fragmented Populations', Conservation Biology 8(1), 50-59.
10. Forsman, E. D. (1998), 'Northern Spotted Owl', in M. J.Mac, P. A.Opler, C. E.Haecker and P. D.Doran, eds., Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources, Vol. 2 (pp. 672-675). Reston, Va: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
11. Gumpper, M. (2000), 'Do Consumers Respond to Ecolabels: Evidence from a Market Experiment Using Contingent Valuation', Pennsylvania Economic Review 9(1), 14-22.
12. Helfand, G. and J.Rubin (1994), 'Spreading versus Concentrating Damages: Environmental Policy in the Presence of Nonconvexities', Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 27, 84-91.
13. Imkamp, H. (2000), 'The Interest of Consumers in Ecological Product Information is Growing-Evidence from Two German Surveys', Journal of Consumer Policy 23, 193-202.
14. Kirchhoff, S. (2000), 'Green Business and Blue Angels', Environmental and Resource Economics 15, 403-420.
15. Lamberson, R., R.McKelvey, B.Noon and C.Voss (1992), 'A Dynamic Analysis of Northern Spotted Owl Variability in a Fragmented Forest Landscape', Conservation Biology 6(4), 505-512.
16. Lathrop, K. and T.Centner (1998), 'Eco-Labeling and ISO 14000: An Analysis of US Regulatory Systems and Issues Concerning Adoption of Type II Standards', Environmental Management 22(2), 163-172.
17. Liebi T. (2002), 'Monitoring Eco-Labels; You Can Have Too Much of a Good Thing', Bern, Switzerland: University of Bern, Diskussionsschraften, dp0207.
18. Loureiro, M., J.McCluskey and R.Mittelhammer (2002), 'Will Consumers Pay a Premium for Eco-labeled Apples?', Journal of Consumer Affairs 36(2), 203-219.
19. Makatouni, A. (2002), 'What Motivates Consumers to Buy Organic Food in the UK?', British Food Journal 104(3), 345-352.
20. Managi, S. (forthcoming), 'Are there Increasing Returns to Scale to Pollution Abatement? Empirical Analytics of the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Pesticides'. Ecological Economics (20 pp.).
21. Matoo, A. and H.Singh (1994), 'Eco-Labelling: Policy Considerations', Kyklos 47, 53-65.
22. Moon, W., W.Florkowski, B.Bruckner and I.Schonhof (2002), 'Willingness to Pay for Environmental Practices: Implications for Eco-Labeling', Land Economics 78(1), 88-102.
23. Statistics Canada 1992. Family Expenditure in Canada, Cat. No. 62-555, Ottawa.
24. Statistics Canada 1996. Family Food Expenditures in Canada, Cat. No. 62-554, Ottawa.
25. Swallow, S. and R.Sedjo (2000), 'Eco-Labeling Consequences in General Equilibrium, A Graphical Assessment', Land Economics 76(1), 28-36.
26. Swallow, S. and D.Wear (1993), 'Spacial Interactions in Multiple-Use Forestry and Substitution and Wealth Effects for a Singe Stand', Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 25, 103-120.
27. Teisl, M., B.Roe and R.Hicks (2002), 'Can Eco-Labels Tune a Market? Evidence from Dolphin-Safe Labeling', Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 43, 339-359.
28. Thøgersen, J. (2000), 'Psychological Determinants of Paying Attention to Eco-labels in Purchase Decisions: Model Development and Multinational Validation', Journal of Consumer Policy 23, 285-313.
29. Vincent, J. and C.Binkely (1993), 'Efficient Multiple-Use Forestry May Require Land Use Specialization', Land Economics 69(4), 370-376.
30. Vossenaar, R., S. Zarilli and V. Jha, eds. (1997), Eco-Labeling and International Trade Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan.