Waste Dynamics, Country Heterogeneity and European Environmental Policy Effectiveness

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 371-393

  Nicolli, Francesco ^a,b   Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a,b   Iafolla, Valentina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b SEEDS (Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamic Studies) Research Centre   (Italy)

^c Safety and Environmental Management System   (Italy)

Author keywords

delinking; EU environmental policy; landfill diversion; policy effectiveness; policy endogeneity; SUR estimator; Waste generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870512329     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2012.719694     Document Type: Article

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