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Are EU Environmental Policies Too Demanding for New Members States?
Pellegrini, Lorenzo; Gerlagh, Reyer - 2005
determinants of environmental policies' stringency, and show that differences in corruption levels are more important as … explanatory factor when compared to income differentials. Since high levels of corruption characterize some countries in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312264
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Are EU Environmental Policies Too Demanding for New Members States?
Pellegrini, Lorenzo; Gerlagh, Reyer - 2005
determinants of environmental policies' stringency, and show that differences in corruption levels are more important as … explanatory factor when compared to income differentials. Since high levels of corruption characterize some countries in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014066026
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Pollution, shadow economy and corruption : theory and evidence
Biswas, Amit K.; Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Thum, Marcel - 2011
We study how the shadow economy affects pollution and how this effect depends on corruption levels in public … be accompanied by higher pollution levels. Our theoretical model predicts that controlling the levels of corruption can … levels of pollution are dependent on the levels of corruption. Our results hold when we control for the effects of other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009375247
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Pollution, Shadow Economy and Corruption : Theory and Evidence
Biswas, Amit K. - 2013
We study how the shadow economy affects pollution and how this effect depends on corruption levels in public … be accompanied by higher pollution levels. Our theoretical model predicts that controlling the levels of corruption can … levels of pollution are dependent on the levels of corruption. Our results hold when we control for the effects of other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092159
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Energy transition and sustainable development at the level of the European Union
Vîrjan, Daniela; Popescu, Claudia Rodica; Pop, Iuliana; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 25 (2023) 63, pp. 429-446
The energy transition is a priority for the European Union, both in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing its dependence on imported fossil fuels. The European Union is at the forefront of the fight against climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions. This article...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014464228
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The effect of local corruption on ownership strategy in cross border mergers and acquisitions
Di Guardo, Maria Chiara; Marrocu, Emanuela; Paci, Raffaele - 2015
This paper focuses on how corruption affects an important internationalization behavior of firms: the extent of control … most relevant, due to its broad effect on the economy, is corruption. Corruption can be thought of as anything that … specifically in the realm of M&A (see Weitzel and Berns, 2006). Although the level of corruption of the host countries is expected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011484494
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Driving Restrictions That Work? Quito's Pico y Placa Program
Carrillo, Paul E.; Malik, Arun S.; Yoo, Jiseon - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2013
Programs to reduce tra¢ c congestion and air pollution by restricting use of motor vehicles on working days have generally not met with success given existing studies of such programs in a number of cities. We conduct the Örst study of Quito, Ecuadorís three-year-old Pico y Placa program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011148638
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Does Buddhism have much to offer in terms of reduction in global CO_2 emissions? A panel data analysis
Suh, Jungho - In: Society and Economy 35 (2013) August, pp. 209-225
The primary intent of this paper is to statistically test whether Buddhist countries tend to contribute to global warming mitigation in comparison with other religious groups of countries. A sample of 160 countries were classified into seven groups coded as ‘Buddhist’, ‘Hindu’,...
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The Impact of Globalization on the Rate of E-waste Recycling: Evidence From European Countries
Yilmaz, Rasim; Koyuncu, Cuneyt - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 25 (2023) 62, pp. 180-195
E-waste recycling and the better collection of e-waste are two of the most important strategies for the implementation of the circular economy and the reduce-reuse-recycle paradigm envisaged by the EU and UNDP. Since the rate of e-waste recycling is one of the most important indicators of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014463466
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The impact of globalization on the rate of e-waste recycling : evidence from European countries
Yılmaz, Rasim; Koyuncu, Cuneyt - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 25 (2023) 62, pp. 180-195
E-waste recycling and the better collection of e-waste are two of the most important strategies for the implementation of the circular economy and the reduce-reuse-recycle paradigm envisaged by the EU and UNDP. Since the rate of e-waste recycling is one of the most important indicators of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014464204