Illegal waste disposal: Enforcement actions and decentralized environmental policy

被引:63
作者
D'Amato, Alessio [1 ,3 ]
Mazzanti, Massimiliano [4 ,5 ]
Nicolli, Francesco [6 ]
Zoli, Mariangela [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Publ Econ, Rome, Italy
[2] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Econ Policy, Rome, Italy
[3] SEEDS, Ferrara, Italy
[4] Univ Ferrara, Econ Policy, Ferrara, Italy
[5] SEEDS, Inter Univ Res Ctr, Ferrara, Italy
[6] European Univ Inst, FSR Climate Unit, Florence, Italy
关键词
Illegal disposal; Enforcement; Inspections; Regional settings; Decentralized management; SOLID-WASTE; POLLUTION; INSPECTIONS; MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; COLLECTION; GARBAGE; CRISIS;
D O I
10.1016/j.seps.2017.12.006
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Environmental non-compliance is affected by the decentralized shaping of environmental policy by local governments and enforcement actions by public bodies. Illegal waste disposal is examined in a relevant national case, by means of an original regionally disaggregated panel dataset for Italy, a country which witnesses heterogeneous environmental performances across regions and a decentralized policy system. Our empirical analysis produces two main insights of strong policy interest. First, commitment to a more stringent waste policy tends to increase illegal disposal of waste. Second, a nonlinear bell shaped relationship exists between the number of inspections and the quantity of illegal disposal. The key message is that deterrence might only result after a relatively high level of controls is implemented.
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