International regulations and environmental performance
Author
Yörük, B. K.
Zaim, O.
Date
2008Source Title
Applied Economics
Print ISSN
0003-6846
Electronic ISSN
1466-4283
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
40
Issue
7
Pages
807 - 822
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This article employs the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to compute the environmental performance of all but two Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. It is found that although the environmental performance of countries differs over time, Poland and Hungary are the two best performers for all periods while Italy, Japan, Austria and Switzerland are ranked among the worst. The effect of international regulations and some observed characteristics of countries on environmental performance are also investigated. International regulations are reported to have a positive effect on environmental performance.
Keywords
Data envelopment analysisEnvironmental economics
International law
OECD
Performance assessment
Asia
Austria
Central Europe
Eurasia
Europe
Far East
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Poland
Southern Europe
Switzerland