Does Firm Ownership Differentiate Environmental Compliance? Evidence from Indian Chromite Mining Industry

Das, Amarendra (2009): Does Firm Ownership Differentiate Environmental Compliance? Evidence from Indian Chromite Mining Industry.

Abstract

This paper compares the environmental performance of public and private firms in the context of Indian chromite mining industry. It proposes a new methodology to measure firms’ environmental performance in a multidimensional framework. Comparison of unidimensional and multidimensional environmental defiance indices reveal no significant difference between the public and private firms.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Firm ownership, Multi Dimensional Environmental Compliance
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G38 - Government Policy and Regulation; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q53 - Air Pollution ; Water Pollution ; Noise ; Hazardous Waste ; Solid Waste ; Recycling; L - Industrial Organization > L7 - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction > L72 - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Other Nonrenewable Resources

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