DETERMINANTS OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND CONTROL EXPENDITURE: EVIDENCE FROM ROMANIA

Guglielmo Maria Caporale, Christophe Rault, Robert Sova (robertsova@yahoo.com) and Anamaria Sova

No wp945, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series from William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Abstract: The aim of the present study is to shed some light on the factors affecting Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure (PACE) in the context of a transition economy such as Romania, in contrast to the existing literature which mostly focuses on developed economies. Specifically, we use survey data of the Romanian National Institute of Statistics and estimate Multilevel Regression Model (MRM) to investigate the determinants of environmental behaviour at plant level. Our results reveal some important differences vis-à-vis the developed countries, such as a less significant role for collective action and environmental taxes, which suggests some possible policy changes to achieve better environmental outcomes.

Keywords: Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure; Transition Economy; Multilevel Regression Model (MRM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 Q52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages
Date: 2009-01-01
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