The role of environmental regulations and innovation in TFP convergence : evidence from manufacturing SMEs in Vietnam

dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, Tam Thanh Huu
dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, Minh Khac
dc.contributor.author	Tran, Quoc Nam
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-9256-316-5
dc.identifier.issn	1798-7237
dc.identifier.uri	https://thuvienso.hoasen.edu.vn/handle/123456789/11244
dc.description.abstract	This is a pioneer study investigating the relationship between environmental compliance and TFP convergence for SMEs. It examines the impacts of environmental compliance, and its combination with innovation, on TFP convergence of manufacturing SMEs. We applied the dynamic panel regression method to estimate stochastic TFP. We find evidence of a β-convergence but a σ-divergence. Impacts of environmental practices of firms-pollution abatement and control expenditure, and environmental treatment-are only significant through their interaction with innovation. The β-convergence in firms’ TFP is influenced by their industrial identity, while firms’ size and investment have marginal impacts.
dc.format	30 p. : ill.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	UNU-WIDER
dc.subject	Environmental practices
dc.subject	Innovation, σ- and β-convergence
dc.subject	TFP stochastic
dc.title	The role of environmental regulations and innovation in TFP convergence : evidence from manufacturing SMEs in Vietnam
dc.type	Other