What drives voluntary eco-certification in Mexico?

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 256-268

  Blackman, Allen ^a   Guerrero, Santiago ^b,c  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BANCO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Duration analysis; Mexico; Voluntary environmental regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860562895     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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