Environmental protection measures, competitiveness and productivity
By: report prepared by: Apogee Research.
Contributors: Apogee Research (Firm); Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Publisher: Ontario, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Published: 1994
Place of publication: [Toronto, Ont.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Environmental protection -- Ontario.; Environmental policy -- Ontario.; Environmental industries -- Ontario.
Description: The Ontario Government is undertaking major changes to its environmental protection regime, with one of the main targets being the air and water-borne contaminants released by industries.  The economics literature is not conclusive on the net impact of environmental protection regulations on competitiveness and productivity and is almost exclusively related to the United States. This study postulates mechanisms and hypotheses whereby environmental protection regulations affect industrial competitiveness and productivity; tests the hypotheses empirically; and forecasts the effects of the proposed water and air pollution requirements on the pulp and paper, iron and steel, and petroleum refining sectors.  Appendices include annotated references and competitiveness criteria taken from the World Competitiveness Report.