Targeting enforcement to improve compliance with environmental regulations
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Targeting Enforcement to Improve Compliance with Environmental Regulations
By targeting enforcement efforts on specific segments of the regulated community, greater compliance with environmental regulations can be achieved. In this paper, the inspection minimizing targeting scheme with two groups is derived. Firms are moved at random into the target group, while escape from the target group occurs only when an inspection reveals the firm is in compliance. The optimal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0095-0696
DOI: 10.1016/s0095-0696(02)00033-5