Environmental spillover effects on firm productivity and efficiency: An analysis of agri-food business in Southeast Spain

Ecological Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-139

  Galdeano Gómez, Emilio ^a   Céspedes Lorente, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Environmental practices; Food firms; Productivity; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BUSINESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD MARKET; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 48549086885     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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