Environmental efficiency and labour productivity: Trade-off or joint dynamics? A theoretical investigation and empirical evidence from Italy using NAMEA

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1182-1194

  Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a   Zoboli, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air emissions; Capital stock; Environmental efficiency; Labour productivity; NAMEA; Sector value added; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INNOVATION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MACROAGGREGATE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PUBLIC GOODS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE-OFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58749110304     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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