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Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Comparative Perspective
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Prakash, Aseem; Potoski, Matthew – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
Voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) are institutions for inducing firms to produce environmental goods beyond legal requirements. A comparative perspective on VEPs shows how incentives to sponsor and participate in VEPs vary across countries in ways that reveal their potential and limitations. Our brief survey examines conditions under which…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Pollution, Voluntary Agencies, Programs
Growing Exports by Signaling Product Quality: Trade Competition and the Cross-National Diffusion of ISO 9000 Quality Standards
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Cao, Xun; Prakash, Aseem – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
Trade policy is an important topic in global public policy. It is recognized that trade is hampered when buyers have incomplete information about the offered products, a problem accentuated in the international markets by the physical and cultural distances between buyers and sellers. Buyers look for proxies to assess product quality, and…
Descriptors: International Trade, Competition, Quality Control, Standards
Information Asymmetries as Trade Barriers: ISO 9000 Increases International Commerce
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Potoski, Matthew; Prakash, Aseem – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2009
Spatial, cultural, and linguistic barriers create information asymmetries between buyers and sellers that impede international trade. The International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9000 program is designed to reduce these information asymmetries by providing assurance about the product quality of firms that receive its certification.…
Descriptors: International Trade, Barriers, Certification, Standards
Covenants with Weak Swords: ISO 14001 and Facilities' Environmental Performance
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Potoski, Matthew; Prakash, Aseem – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005
Voluntary environmental programs are codes of progressive environmental conduct that firms pledge to adopt. This paper investigates whether ISO 14001, a voluntary program with a weak sword--a weak monitoring and sanctioning mechanism--can mitigate shirking and improve participants' environmental performance. Sponsored by the International…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, International Organizations, Pollution, Compliance (Legal)