Environmental performance and spillover effects on productivity: evidence from horticultural firms.
This study investigates the effect of environmental investment and related spillover effects on productivity in the agricultural sector by using a panel data of horticultural firms in Andalusia (Southern Spain). The results indicate a positive relationship between firm investment in environmental practices and productivity improvement, also showing the presence of positive environmental spillovers. In a second-stage of analysis, the incidence of environmental factors in firm specific individual technical efficiency is estimated. This analysis also shows the link between environmental knowledge diffusion and horticultural firms' performance.
Galdeano-Gómez
Emilio
E
Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Almería, Cañada de San Urbano s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain. galdeano@ual.es
Céspedes-Lorente
José
J
Martínez-Del-Río
Javier
J
D000383:Agriculture; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004526:Efficiency; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013030:Spain