Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/192363 
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Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Papers No. 381
Publisher: 
Statistics Norway, Research Department, Oslo
Abstract: 
The present paper investigates effects of regulatory inspections on compliance and emissions of energy intensive manufacturing plants in Norway. The regression analysis shows that increased probability of inspection reduces the probability of violation. This is in line with previous studies, and may appear as an encouraging evaluation of the practiced regulatory enforcement policy. However, the direct environmental impact of the enforcement policy is more dubious: Regression analyses reveal a positive relationship between the probability of an inspection and emissions. It appears puzzeling that increased probability of inspection can yield both reduced probability of violation and higher emissions. The possibility that such a puzzle evolves from incentives inherent in the practiced regulatory policy is discussed.
Subjects: 
Environmental regulations
regulatory enforcement
inspections
emissions
JEL: 
K42
Q28
L51
K32
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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