The Porter Hypothesis at 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and Competitiveness?
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- Stefan Ambec & Mark A. Cohen & Stewart Elgie & Paul Lanoie, 2013. "The Porter Hypothesis at 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and Competitiveness?," Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 7(1), pages 2-22, January.
- Stefan AMBEC & Mark A. COHEN & Stewart ELGIE & Paul LANOIE, 2010. "The Porter Hypothesis at 20: can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and Competitiveness?," Cahiers de recherche 10-02, HEC Montréal, Institut d'économie appliquée.
- Ambec, Stefan & Cohen, Mark A. & Elgie, Stewart & Lanoie, Paul, 2010. "The Porter Hypothesis at 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and Competitiveness?," TSE Working Papers 10-215, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).
- Ambec, Stefan & Cohen, Mark & Elgie, Stewart & Lanoie, Paul, 2010. "The Porter Hypothesis at 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and Competitiveness?," LERNA Working Papers 10.14.320, LERNA, University of Toulouse.
- Stefan Ambec & Mark A. Cohen & Stewart Elgie & Paul Lanoie, 2010. "The Porter Hypothesis at 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and Competitiveness?," CIRANO Working Papers 2010s-29, CIRANO.
- Ambec, Stefan & Cohen, Mark A. & Elgie, Stewart & Lanoie, Paul, 2010. "The Porter Hypothesis at 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation and Competitiveness?," IDEI Working Papers 655, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse.
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Porter Hypothesis; environmental policy; innovation; performance;All these keywords.
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- G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
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