This paper has two parts. In the first, theoretical, section it explores issues concerning the enforcement of a … mandatory environmental scheme in which firms make decisions about compliance by considering both the expected fines in the case … of cheating, and the costs of compliance. Two alternative scenarios are considered: mutual exclusiveness vs. coexistence …

This paper has two parts. In the first, theoretical, section it explores issues concerning the enforcement of a … mandatory environmental scheme in which firms make decisions about compliance by considering both the expected fines in the case … of cheating, and the costs of compliance. Two alternative scenarios are considered: mutual exclusiveness vs. coexistence …

It has often been claimed that firms’ compliance to environmental regulations is higher than predicted by standard … theory, a result labeled the “Harrington paradox” in the literature. Enforcement data from Norway presented here appears, at … fined, but still, serious violations seem relatively rare. However, at a closer look, the paradox dissolves: Enforcement of …

To assess the role that consumers can play in encouraging environmental compliance, we examine the U.S. hazardous waste … compliance behavior. We find that noncompliance does decrease demand, at least in the short-term. While we do not find any … evidence that market size affects compliance, local competition does appear to increase compliance. However, as competition …

whether self-policing reduces future enforcement activity. Using data on U.S. hazardous waste enforcement and disclosures, I … facilities with good compliance records may receive a smaller benefit than facilities with poor records. Additionally, facilities … results suggest that facilities may be able to strategically disclose in order to decrease future enforcement. …

This paper has two parts. In the first, theoretical, section it explores issues concerning the enforcement of a … mandatory environmental scheme in which firms make decisions about compliance by considering both the expected fines in the case … of cheating, and the costs of compliance. Two alternative scenarios are considered: mutual exclusiveness vs. coexistence …

Economists generally view environmental enforcement as a tool to secure compliance with regulations. This paper … demonstrates that credible enforcement significantly increases statutory over-compliance with regulations as well. We find that … required by law. Thus, increased enforcement generates substantial discharge reductions above and beyond those expected from …

enforcement and/or prosocial strategies to encourage compliance among such taxpayers. Revenue agencies should stand ready to use …

Der Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) steht derzeit im Fokus der Finanzbranche. FATCA ist Teil des im März …

We study compliance dynamics generated by a large set of behavioral rules describing social interaction in a population … of agents facing an enforcement authority. When the authority adjusts the auditing probability every period, cycling in … cheating-auditing occurs: Intensive monitoring induces compliance, but with high compliance there is incentive for lax …