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Environmental Policy Based on Strict Liability: Implications of Uncertainty and Bankruptcy

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A firm-level model is developed to analyze the impacts of bankruptcy and uncertain firm wealth on incentives for safety under a strict liability rule. Future damages and wealth are uncertain, and a firm's income earning activities that possibly create damages are incorporated into the model. This analysis shows that firms do not always undertake more of a risky activity than is socially desirable. For the extremely hazardous industry case, larger firms always undertake less of a risky activity than smaller firms. For the cyclical industry case, larger firms do not always conduct less of a risky activity than smaller firms.

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  • Bruce A. Larson, 1996. "Environmental Policy Based on Strict Liability: Implications of Uncertainty and Bankruptcy," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 72(1), pages 33-42.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:landec:v:72:y:1996:i:1:p:33-42
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