Environmental regulations, induced R&D, and productivity: Evidence from Taiwan's manufacturing industries

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 514-532

  Yang, Chih Hai ^a   Tseng, Yu Hsuan ^a   Chen, Chiang Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental regulations; Porter hypothesis; Productivity; R D

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; DATA SETS; ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENT REGULATIONS; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; PORTER HYPOTHESIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

COMPETITION;

COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84861893022     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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