Spillover effects of voluntary environmental programs on greenhouse gas emissions: Lessons from Mexico

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 296-322

  Henriques, Irene ^a   Husted, Bryan W ^a,b   Montiel, Ivan ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EGADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Mexico)

^c LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84875533190     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21675     Document Type: Article

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