Does the housing market respond to information disclosure?: Effects of toxicity indices in Japan

The policy instruments that provide information on a firm’s or facility’s environmental performance, such as the U.S. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register system (PRTRs) used in some European countries and Japan, play an important role in encouraging firms or...

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Publicado en:Journal of Environmental Management Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 165 - 172
Autores principales: Hibiki, Akira, Managi, Shunsuke
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Academic Press Inc. Jan2011
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          Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
          Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aramaki-Aza Aoba, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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        Carcinogens
        Rental housing
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          Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings
          Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings (except social housing projects)
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