Are green products over-priced?

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-473

  Mahenc, Philippe ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Experience good; Green product; Pollution; Quality; Signaling

Indexed keywords

COSTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNALING;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREEN PRODUCT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; POLLUTION; PRICE DYNAMICS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 36248993942     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9084-9     Document Type: Article

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