Forcing firms to think about the future: Economic incentives and the fate of hazardous waste

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-474

  Alberini, Anna ^a   Frost, Shelby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazardous waste; Liability; Nested logit

Indexed keywords

INCINERATION; LAND FILL; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METAL CLEANING; OPERATING COSTS;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; NESTED LOGIT MODELS; WASTE GENERATORS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LIABILITY; SUPERFUND; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847671334     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9037-8     Document Type: Article

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