Governments in developed countries have implemented various regulations to manage air pollutants from automobiles, such as emission standards and subsidies for low emission vehicles. Japan is a unique example of a country that has overcome the severe air pollution of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and...

Environmental Problems A Market Failure -- Choice of Policy Instruments Tax Regulation or Subsidy -- Another Solution to Environmental Problems Prepoety Right Approach -- Uncertainty and Policy Choice Price Control or Quantity Control -- Waste Reduction and the Effectiveness of Imposing Disposal...

Using Japanese facility-level data from an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development survey, we estimate the effects of implementation of ISO14001 and publication of environmental reports on the facilities' environmental performance. While most previous studies focused on an index...