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The Effects of Environmental Regulation on Technology Diffusion: The Case of Chlorine Manufacturing
Snyder, Lori; Miller, Nolan; Stavins, Robert - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2003
We use a hazard model to estimate the effect of environmental regulation on the diffusion of membrane cell production … technology in the chlorine manufacturing industry. We estimate the effect of regulation on both the adoption of the membrane … technology at existing plants and on the exit of existing plants using older technologies. We find that environmental regulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005392559
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Is Participation in Tourism Market an Opportunity for Everyone? Some Evidence from Italy
Bernini, Cristina; Cracolici, Maria Francesca - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014
Exploring the main determinants of tourism participation at national and international level, the paper investigates if there are differences in tourism consumption behavior among Italian families which reflect disparities in their standard of living. To achieve this a Heckman model has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010833941
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What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality? A Cross-Country Valuation Study
Beaumais, Olivier; Briand, Anne; Millock, Katrin; … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014
We estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for better quality of tap water on a unique cross-section sample from 10 OECD countries. On the pooled sample, households are willing to pay 7.5% of the median annual water bill to improve the tap water quality. The highest relative WTP for better tap water...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752408
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Auctions as Coordination Devices
Janssen, Maarten C.W. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2004
This paper develops an economic argument relating auctions to high market prices. At the core of the argument is the claim that market competition and bidding in an auction should be analyzed as part of one game, where the pricing strategies in the market subgame depend on the bidding strategies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004990051
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Consumers’ Attitudes on Services of General Interest in the EU: Accessibility, Price and Quality 2000-2004
Fiorio, Carlo; Florio, M.; Salini, S.; Ferrari, P. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2007
The research question addressed by this paper is a simple one: are European consumers happy with the services provided …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423199
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Kaldor-Verdoorn's Law and Increasing Returns to Scale: A Comparison Across Developed Countries
Millemaci, Emanuele; Ofria, Ferdinando - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2012
The objective of this study is to investigate the validity of the Kaldor-Verdoorn’s Law in explaining the long run determinants of the labor productivity growth for the manufacturing sector of some developed economies (Western European Countries, Australia, Canada, Japan and United States). We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904900
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Cultural Diversity and Economic Performance: Evidence from European Regions
Prarolo, Giovanni; Bellini, Elena; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2009
We investigate the relationship between diversity and productivity in Europe using an original dataset covering the NUTS 3 regions of 12 countries of the EU15 (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, former Western Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987242
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The Allure of Technology: How France and California Promoted Electric Vehicles to Reduce Urban Air Pollution
Calef, David; Goble, Robert - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005
the regulation. The automobile and oil industries bitterly contested the regulation, in public and in the courts. In … circles. We argue that California's stringent regulation spurred the development of innovative hybrid and fuel cell vehicles …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423092
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Does Diversity Drive Down Trust?
Uslaner, Eric M. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006
Some researchers claim that diverse populations lead to less trust. Generalized trust is a core value that leads to positive outcomes in societies--from greater tolerance of minority groups and immigrants and willingness to do good deeds, to less corruption, more social welfare and education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423119
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How Fast are the Tourism Countries Growing? The cross-country evidence
Brau, Rinaldo; Lanza, Alessandro; Pigliaru, Francesco - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2003
Specializing in tourism is an option available to a number of less developed countries and regions. But is it a good option? To answer this question, we have compared the relative growth performance of 14 “tourism countries” within a sample of 143 countries, observed during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423168