The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Competitiveness in the German Manufacturing Industry: A Comparison with Other Countries of the European ... Reihe 5: Volks- und Betriebswirtschaft) - Softcover

Triebswetter, Ursula

9783631529621: The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Competitiveness in the German Manufacturing Industry: A Comparison with Other Countries of the European ... Reihe 5: Volks- und Betriebswirtschaft)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631529627 ISBN 13: 9783631529621

Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, 2004

This study examines in three case studies whether German plants suffer from a negative impact on competitiveness caused by stringent environmental legislation. A micro level analysis showed that abatement initiatives had in general been implemented without economic damage and did not touch on the core business. Moreover, German sample plants ranked environmental pressure as relatively unimportant compared with other competitive pressures. Finally, the low absolute levels of compliance costs, at least in two of the case studies, explained why environmental regulation cannot have a great influence on competitiveness in the chosen sectors. High productivity levels were not among the essential factors explaining our findings. It implies for our case studies that also plants with lower productivity can withstand high compliance costs.

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About the Author:

The Author: Ursula Triebswetter holds a diploma in economics from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and obtained her Ph.D. at the Queen's University of Belfast. Since 1994 she has been a research fellow at Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich.

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