The economic impacts of voluntary environmental performance of firms: A critical review

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 462-502

  Blanco, Esther ^a   Rey Maquieira, Javier ^a   Lozano, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Firm behavior; Manufacturing; Pollution control costs; Technological innovation; Voluntary environmental actions

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANUFACTURING; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRADE-OFF; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 67149104200     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2008.00569.x     Document Type: Review

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