implemented to estimate efficiency scores, including a measure of technological innovation based on patent stocks. Second …, econometric methods are applied to analyse the role of policy stringency and policy design on efficiency. Our estimation sample … regulations is a significant determinant of productive efficiency with respect to pollutant emissions as well as fuel use. However …

Improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of supply-side waste management are necessary in many countries. In …-management efficiency. In this study, we measure the efficiency of waste management and explore how technology is related to technical … efficiency. We find that municipalities are likely to adopt less-efficient technologies and that the central government …