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Explaining differences in EMAS participation rates across Europe: the importance of institutions, incomplete information and path dependence

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  • Frank Wätzold, 2009. "Explaining differences in EMAS participation rates across Europe: the importance of institutions, incomplete information and path dependence," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 28(1), pages 67-82, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ejlwec:v:28:y:2009:i:1:p:67-82
    DOI: 10.1007/s10657-009-9099-5
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    Keywords

    European environmental policy; Institutions; Incomplete information; Path dependence; Environmental management systems; Political economy; New institutional economics; B52; K32; N54; O17; Q58;
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    JEL classification:

    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
    • N54 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Europe: 1913-
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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