Chapple, Wendy; Harris, Richard; Paul, Catherine - In: Journal of Productivity Analysis 26 (2006) 3, pp. 245-258
Manufacturing produces both good and “bad” outputs, such as waste, which have negative environmental effects. Economic (e.g., tax) and non-economic (e.g., reputation) incentives encourage firms to reduce waste. However, such practices are costly because decreases in output produced or...