[fre] Nous réalisons une investigation empirique visant à identifier les déterminants de la diffusion différenciée de la norme ISO 14001 selon les pays. Nos estimations corroborent les travaux antérieurs sur plusieurs déterminants et montrent que, même si les facteurs reflétant des...

We investigate the relationship between French firms’ business performance and registration of quality (QS) and environmental-related standards (ES). Using a propensity score matching method, we found that QS/ES registered firms report higher sales. However, registration is not significantly...

This paper examines which factors determine the participation of households in long term contracting with local farmers. Are households motivated by reducing the environmental impacts of their food consumption? A discrete-choice model of community supported agriculture (CSA) participation is...

To maximize their profit, multinationals can design and implement the same and toughest standard in all locations, regardless of domestic regulations. We discuss this kind of overcompliance and stress its underpinnings. Some potential extensions are suggested. Copyright Springer Japan 2005

Success of eco-labeling schemes, broadly defined, varies among products and across countries. Based on a simple theoretical framework, we show that the nature of environmental attributes among products (i.e., private versus public) and the consumer type (i.e., egoist versus altruist) shape the...

Le caractère ‘collectif’ de certains biens et services a souvent légitimé, parfois indûment, l’intervention de la ‘main visible’ de l’Etat. L’économie néo-institutionnelle initiée par Coase conteste cette vision en interrogeant la nature même des biens et en resituant le...

Le caractère ‘collectif’ de certains biens et services a souvent légitimé, parfois indûment, l’intervention de la ‘main visible’ de l’Etat. L’économie néo-institutionnelle initiée par Coase conteste cette vision en interrogeant la nature même des biens et en resituant le...

We empirically investigate whether labor productivity is related to work recognition. Using survey data about a large sample of French firms (N = 5309), we find that firms in which employees think their work is recognized are likely to report higher labor productivity, compared with firms where...

Le caractère ‘collectif’ de certains biens et services a souvent légitimé, parfois indûment, l’intervention de la ‘main visible’ de l’Etat. L’économie néo-institutionnelle initiée par Coase conteste cette vision en interrogeant la nature même des biens et en resituant le...