The optimal subsidy allocation mechanism is studied for a benevolent public-policy-decision maker faced with the task of assisting a domestic "infant" firm in its attempt to become established in an international industry.

This paper tests whether adopting the international norm ISO 14001 significantly impacts environmental performance in Quebec's pulp and paper industry. Using monthly data collected from 37 plants between 1997 and 2003, we show that: i) ISO certification does not lead to a reduction in total...

Recently, the issue of worldwide environmental quality has been discussed in the context of trade liberalization on a global scale. Two diametrically opposite tenets have been recorded. According to one tenet - the cons-increasing opportunities for profitable exchange created by trade...

Load management programs are used by electric utilities to reduce the amount of reserve capacity that is required in order to meet peak consumption. Although these programs are generally offered to costumers as alternatives to regular service, economic models of their allocative efficiency have...