Regulatory impact of environmental standards on the eco-efficiency of firms

Bauer, Francisca and Bremberger, Christoph and Luptacik, Mikulas and Schmitt, Stephan (2011) Regulatory impact of environmental standards on the eco-efficiency of firms. Working Papers / Research Institute for Regulatory Economics, 2011,3. Forschungsinstitut für Regulierungsökonomie, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna.

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Abstract

In this paper we propose one approach to implement environmental standards into Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and in this way to measure its regulatory impact on eco-efficiency of firms. As one basic feature of DEA models lies in the exogeneity of inputs, desirable and undesirable outputs, it is not possible to introduce environmental constraints for these parameters directly into existing DEA models. Therefore, we implement the environmental standard in a bounded-variable way, which allows constraints on the efficiency frontier. The regulatory impact is assessed as difference in eco-efficiency scores before and after fictive introduction of an environmental standard. Furthermore, we distinguish between weak and strong disposability of undesirable outputs and develop according models. Assessing the regulatory impact of environmental standards in advance provides support for environmental policy makers in choosing appropriate instruments and in adjusting the intensity of regulation. Moreover, the procedure can be applied in a wide range of markets, as the proposed model framework offers several options. Policy makers can choose between different environmental standards and different disposability assumptions.

Item Type:	Paper
Keywords:	Umweltpolitik / Umweltstandard / Implementation / Auswirkung / Industrie / Unternehmen / Ökoeffizienz / Data Envelopment Analysis
Classification Codes:	RVK QP 240 ; AR 28100
Divisions:	Forschungsinstitute > Regulierungsökonomie
Depositing User:	Charlotte Lejeune
Date Deposited:	10 May 2011 10:37
Last Modified:	06 May 2020 12:57
URI:	https://epub.wu.ac.at/id/eprint/3087

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