Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure in Romania: A Multilevel Analysis

Guglielmo Maria Caporale, Christophe Rault, Robert Sova () and Anamaria Sova

No 5041, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The transition process in Central and Eastern Europe was associated with growing environmental awareness. This paper analyses the determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure (PACE) at plant level in the case of Romania using survey data and a Multilevel Regression Model (MRM). Our findings suggest that, although Romania has improved its environmental performance, formal and informal regulation are still only partially developed due to the difficulties of economic transition, and heterogeneity across regions remains considerable.

Keywords: Multilevel Regression Model (MRM); pollution abatement and control expenditure; transition economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C29 C40 Q52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2010-07
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Published - published as 'Improving Environmental Performance: A Challenge for Romania' in: Environmental and Resource Economics, 2014, 57 (3), 431-452

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Working Paper: POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND CONTROL EXPENDITURE IN ROMANIA: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS (2010)
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