Testing the effects of self-regulation on industrial accidents

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-146

  Finger, Stephen R ^a   Gamper Rabindran, Shanti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Corporate social responsibility; Environmental and health safety; Industrial accidents; Industry self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873524577     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-012-9201-8     Document Type: Article

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