Is a voluntary approach an effective environmental policy instrument?: A case for environmental management systems

DOI10.1016/j.jeem.2007.09.002zbMath1152.91689MaRDI QIDQ929889

Toshi H. Arimura, Hajime Katayama, Akira Hibiki

Publication date: 18 June 2008

Published in: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2007.09.002

zbMATH Keywords

endogeneity; voluntary actions; discrete choice model; environmental impacts; environmental management systems; environmental reports; GHK simulator; governmental assistance programs; ISO14001

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

91B76: Environmental economics (natural resource models, harvesting, pollution, etc.)

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