| Title |
Is ecolabelling a reliable environmental policy measure? |
| ID_Doc |
31801 |
| Authors |
Dosi, C; Moretto, M |
| Title |
Is ecolabelling a reliable environmental policy measure? |
| Year |
2001 |
| Published |
Environmental & Resource Economics, 18, 1 |
| DOI |
10.1023/A:1011101604084 |
| Abstract |
The rationale of ecolabelling is to enable firms to reap the willingness-to-pay for the environmental attributes of goods by helping consumers to identify "green'' products. By so doing, ecolabelling is expected to stimulate spontaneous environmental innovation and to reduce aggregated pollution. Our analysis however outlines situations under which ecolabelling could induce perverse effects, namely increased investment in conventional technologies before the labels are awarded, and examines whether restricting the issue of labels could constitute an antidote. |
| Author Keywords |
ecolabelling; environmental policy; investment decisions; irreversibility; real option theory |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000167859100007 |
| WoS Category |
Economics; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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