Determinants of pollution abatement and control expenditure: evidence from Romania

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The aim of the present study is to shed some light on the factors affecting Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure (PACE) in the context of a transition economy such as Romania, in contrast to the existing literature which mostly focuses on developed economies. Specifically, we use survey data of the Romanian National Institute of Statistics and estimate Multilevel Regression Model (MRM) to investigate the determinants of environmental behaviour at plant level. Our results reveal some important differences vis-à-vis the developed countries, such as a less significant role for collective action and environmental taxes, which suggests some possible policy changes to achieve better environmental outcomes.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3787

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
• Subject: Pollution abatement and control expenditure ; transition economy ; Multilevel Regression Model (MRM) ; Umweltmanagement ; Umweltschutzkosten ; Kontrolle ; Systemtransformation ; Rumänien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Caporale, Guglielmo Maria ; Rault, Christophe ; Sova, Robert ; Sova, Anamaria
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/35830
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20081126470
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET