The relationship between international financial reporting standards, carbon emissions, and R&D expenditures: Evidence from European manufacturing firms

Ecological Economics

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-66

  Apergis, Nicholas ^a   Eleftheriou, Sofia ^a   Payne, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; European manufacturing firms; IFRS adoption; R D expenditures; TAR model

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPENDITURE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EUROPE;

EID: 84874411092     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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