IMPACT OF POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS ON THE MARKET RISK OF SECURITIES IN THE U.S.
LAL C. CHUGH
(Northeastern University)
MICHAEL HANEMANN
(University of California, Berkeley)
S. MAHAPATRA
(Northeastern University)
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the recent water and air pollution control legislation in the United States upon the market risk of the firms in the most directly affected industries, such as chemicals, electric utilities, iron and steel, petroleum, non‐ferrous metals and textiles, during the period 1953–75.
Citation
CHUGH, L.C., HANEMANN, M. and MAHAPATRA, S. (1978), "IMPACT OF POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS ON THE MARKET RISK OF SECURITIES IN THE U.S.", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 64-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb008074
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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