TY - JOUR
T1 - The Sopranos redux
T2 - the empirical economics of waste crime
AU - Almer, Christian
AU - Goeschl, Timo
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Evidence for the argument that enforcement makes environmental policies effective is limited with respect to geography, scope, enforcement tools and regulatory context. Non-US evidence on criminal enforcement of illegal waste disposal is examined using a panel dataset of 44 counties from the German state of Baden-Württemberg for the period 1995–2005. The results support the pro-enforcement argument. Cumulatively, there is clear evidence for a general deterrence effect of enforcement intensity on the amount of waste crime. However, regional economic and political economy factors matter significantly for environmental outcomes. Violations appear to be treated differently depending on their local political economy context.
AB - Evidence for the argument that enforcement makes environmental policies effective is limited with respect to geography, scope, enforcement tools and regulatory context. Non-US evidence on criminal enforcement of illegal waste disposal is examined using a panel dataset of 44 counties from the German state of Baden-Württemberg for the period 1995–2005. The results support the pro-enforcement argument. Cumulatively, there is clear evidence for a general deterrence effect of enforcement intensity on the amount of waste crime. However, regional economic and political economy factors matter significantly for environmental outcomes. Violations appear to be treated differently depending on their local political economy context.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84888808128&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2013.854323
U2 - 10.1080/00343404.2013.854323
DO - 10.1080/00343404.2013.854323
M3 - Article
SN - 0034-3404
VL - 49
SP - 1908
EP - 1921
JO - Regional Studies
JF - Regional Studies
IS - 11
ER -