Environmental Regulation and Technical Efficiency: A Data Envelopment Analysis for Indian Cement Industry ∂

摘要: The paper deals with the impact of environmental regulation on technical efficiencies Indian cement producing firms. effect firms has been an interesting theme debate. This attempts to derive efficiency scores Cement in two scenarios: one which comply set standards by investing additional resources for pollution abatement and other do not take effort abatement. Using establishment level data from Annual Survey Industries years, most recent published 03-04 a back year 99-00, answer simple question: does imposition reduce industry? traditional non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis framework is modified substituting free disposability all outputs good weak bad characterize effective regulation, ensures that reducing costless. For both years it found under ‘effective regulation’ scenario are either higher or equal those derived ‘ineffective scenario. results average at industry presence can never be lower than absence regulation. Interestingly, also difference levels initial implementation later, implies extent gains its phase following phases.