Environmental performance and equilibrium

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1078-1099

  Bréchet, Thierry ^a   Michel, Philippe ^b  

^a LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EQUILIBRIUM; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MARKET CONDITIONS; PROFITABILITY;

EID: 35448940835     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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