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Capacity Utilization in Indian Paper Industry
The study estimates the rate of capacity utilization for the Indian paper industry for the period 1973-74 to 1997-98 on the basis of the theoretical framework of variable cost function. It is based on the basic premise that deviation from full utilization of capacity takes place as the levels of certain inputs, particularly capital, are fixed in the short-run and thus can be changed only in the long-run. In order to meet the increase (decrease) in demand, the industry puts the existing capital to more (less) intensive use. The study undertakes empirical estimation of a translog variable cost function by considering three variable inputs, viz., labour, energy and raw material and one quasi-fixed input, capital, on the basis of aggregate industry level data taken from annual survey of industries. It is found that under- utilization of capacity prevails in the Indian paper industry and there has been a decline in the rate of capacity utilization over time.economic capacity utilization, equilibrium capital stock, Indian paper industry, temporary equilibrium, translog variable cost function
Pollution Prevention: Factors Behind Toxic Release Reduction in the U.S. Paper Industry
Drs. Tiefenbacher and Solecki analyze the factors associated with, and influential in, the reduction of toxic releases in the U.S. paper industry
Industry Evolution in Developing Countries: the Indonesian Pulp and Paper Industry
Industry, evolution, developing countries, Indonesia, industry
Assessing Time-Varying Oligopoly and Oligopsony Power in the U.S. Paper Industry
The U.S. paper industry has become increasingly concentrated and therefore been suspected of imperfect competition. In this study, the new empirical industrial organization approach is employed to measure the degree of oligopoly and oligopsony power in the U.S. paper industry simultaneously. The model is estimated by iterative three-stage least squares using annual data from 1955 to 2003. The results reveal that there has been significant oligopoly and oligopsony power in the U.S. paper industry, and the oligopoly power has been consistently lower than the oligopsony power.market power, NEIO, three-stage least squares, time-varying parameters, Agribusiness, Environmental Economics and Policy, Land Economics/Use, Production Economics, L13, Q23,
ISO 14001 Certification and Environmental Performance in Quebec's Pulp and Paper Industry
This paper tests whether adopting the international norm ISO 14001 significantly impacts environmental performance in Quebec's pulp and paper industry. Using monthly data collected from 37 plants between 1997 and 2003, we show that: i) ISO certification does not lead to a reduction in total suspended solid emissions or the total quantity of rejected process water; ii) discharge of biological oxygen demand appears to be significantly lower in the first year following certification; iii) this latter impact does not appear to last beyond the one-year window. We further show that, contrary to the group of plants that did not adopt the ISO norm, the adopting plants did not experience a significant negative trend in emissions over our sample period.Environmental Management Systems, ISO 14001, Environmental Performance
Investment outlook in the paper industry
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Comprehensive Industrial Analysis the Paper Industry
The purpose of this report was to examine the paper industry in the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties of Massachusetts. The overall goal of this study was to identify action steps that would help to retain and expand the industry in the four Western Massachusetts counties
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