Graded eco-labels: A demand-oriented approach to reduce pollution

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 512-524

  Bleda, Mercedes ^a   Valente, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumers' theory; Environmental policy; Graded eco labelling; Simulation modelling; Technological change

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LABELS;

CONSUMERS' THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GRADED ECO-LABELLING; SIMULATION MODELLING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

COMPETITIVENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MODEL; POLLUTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 62849123564     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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