The effect of environmental decentralization on polluting firms in India

Lovo, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6231-4142 (2018) The effect of environmental decentralization on polluting firms in India. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 67 (1). pp. 55-94. ISSN 1539-2988 doi: 10.1086/697558

Abstract/Summary

This paper examines the effects of the environmental decentralization fostered by a 2006 reform of the Environmental Impact Assessment process in India. It adopts a triple differences approach that compares treated and untreated sectors across states with different level of environmental enforcement. Results based on firm-level data for the period 1998-2012 show that the reform induced a decrease in firm births in states with stricter enforcement. The findings draw attention on the consequences of great disparities in enforcement capacity in a decentralized environment.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/69413
Identification Number/DOI	10.1086/697558
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Economics
Publisher	The University of Chicago Press
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