Extended producer responsibility instruments and innovation in eco-design: An exploration through a simulation model

Ecological Economics

Volumn 83, Issue , 2012, Pages 236-245

  Brouillat, Eric ^a   Oltra, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Extended producer responsibility; Policy instruments; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; ECONOMIC CYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RECYCLING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SIMULATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 84868358766     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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