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Project Citation: 

Foster, Andrew D., and Gutierrez, Emilio. Replication data for: The Informational Role of Voluntary Certification: Evidence from the Mexican Clean Industry Program. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112624V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary In the presence of imperfect information, voluntary certification can provide an important complement to mandatory inspections as a basis for environmental regulation in low income countries. Using data from Mexico's Clean Industry Program, we show that patterns of compliance and certification by sector are consistent with a model in which selection into the voluntary program permits more efficient targeting of regulator effort. As expected given the informational role played by certification in the model, we also find evidence, for a sample of publicly traded firms, of positive stock price deviations linked to the announcement of certification.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
      O14 Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
      Q52 Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
      Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
      Q58 Environmental Economics: Government Policy


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