whether self-policing reduces future enforcement activity. Using data on U.S. hazardous waste enforcement and disclosures, I … facilities with good compliance records may receive a smaller benefit than facilities with poor records. Additionally, facilities … results suggest that facilities may be able to strategically disclose in order to decrease future enforcement. …

Economists generally view environmental enforcement as a tool to secure compliance with regulations. This paper … demonstrates that credible enforcement significantly increases statutory overcompliance with regulations as well. We find that many … reductions required by law. Thus, increased enforcement generates substantial discharge reductions above and beyond those …

To assess the role that consumers can play in encouraging environmental compliance, we examine the U.S. hazardous waste … compliance behavior. We find that noncompliance does decrease demand, at least in the short-term. While we do not find any … evidence that market size affects compliance, local competition does appear to increase compliance. However, as competition …

Economists generally view environmental enforcement as a tool to secure compliance with regulations. This paper … demonstrates that credible enforcement significantly increases statutory over-compliance with regulations as well. We find that … required by law. Thus, increased enforcement generates substantial discharge reductions above and beyond those expected from …

In the theory of public enforcement of law the choice of the liability rules is between strict liability and fault …-based liability. In this paper, we study the determinants of compliance when in addition to standard economic incentives wrongdoers …

Der Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) steht derzeit im Fokus der Finanzbranche. FATCA ist Teil des im März …

Der Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) steht derzeit im Fokus der Finanzbranche. FATCA ist Teil des im März …