| 来源类型 | FEEM working papers "Note di lavoro" series
|
| 规范类型 | 论文
|
| Strict Liability as a Deterrent in Toxic Waste Management: Empirical Evidence from Accident and Spill Data |
| David H. Austin; Anna Alberini
|
| 发表日期 | 1998
|
| 出处 | Climate Change and Sustainable Development
|
| 出版年 | 1998
|
| 语种 | 英语
|
| 摘要 | This paper explores the issue of whether strict liability imposed on polluters has served to reduce uncontrolled releases of toxics into the environment. To answer this question, we exploit the variation in state hazardous waste site laws across states and over time. We use data on accidents and spills involving hazardous substances and fit regressions relating the frequency of spills of selected chemicals used in manufacturing to the type of liability in force in a state and state manufacturing activity. Results vary with the chemical being analysed. For some chemicals, the presence of strict liability does not provide any additional explanatory power for the number of spills beyond what is achieved by the number of establishments and the sectoral composition of manufacturing. For other families of chemicals, we find that spills are more numerous in states that impose strict liability. Further investigation suggests that (i) for some of these chemicals, this could be due to unobserved state characteristics influencing spills, which may have acted to reduce the incentives of liability, and that (ii) small firms are responsible for a disproportionate number of spills, regardless of the liability structure. An alternative explanation, supported by the results of a separate regression for two liability regimes, is that only under strict liability are small firms responsible for a disproportionate number of spills. |
| 特色分类 | L51,K32,D21
|
| 关键词 | Strict liability,Hazardous substances,Accident risk
|
| URL | https://www.feem.it/en/publications/feem-working-papers-note-di-lavoro-series/strict-liability-as-a-deterrent-in-toxic-waste-management-empirical-evidence-from-accident-and-spill-data/
|
| 来源智库 | Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy)
|
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
|
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/116379
|
推荐引用方式
GB/T 7714 |
David H. Austin,Anna Alberini. Strict Liability as a Deterrent in Toxic Waste Management: Empirical Evidence from Accident and Spill Data. 1998.
|
|
文件名：
|
NDL1998-083.pdf
|
|
格式：
|
Adobe PDF
|
除非特别说明，本系统中所有内容都受版权保护，并保留所有权利。
