Anti-trust? European competition law and mutual environmental insurance

From: Economic Geography | Date: January 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Anti-Trust? European Competition Law and Mutual Environmental Insurance*

Abstract: In this paper I argue that competition law risks undermining institutional incentives toward higher corporate environmental performance. Firms are increasingly expected to influence the environmental standa rds of companies they invest in, lend to, or insure. This may be jeopardized if they are competing for those businesses, particularly in markets with information asymmetries. I examine the environmental implications of market competition, competition between regulators, and the particular case of insurance ...

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