ISSN:
1432-1009
Keywords:
Social impact
;
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
;
Hazardous wastes
;
Environmental regulation
;
Economic impact
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract Debate over environmental policy often focuses on social impacts of those policies, but few empirical studies examine the impacts of environmental regulations once they are implemented. A quasi-experimental design based on survey data is used to assess the social impacts of the US Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) on the West Virginia chemical industry. Changes in employment, manufacturing process, product line, and manufacturing costs are evaluated. RCRA seems to have produced changes in manufacturing processes, but we find no statistically significant impacts on.jobs, product line, or manufacturing costs.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01871349
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