Regulatory Compliance and Air Quality Permitting: Why Do Firms Overcomply?

Business & Economics

• Air Quality 92%
• Regulatory Compliance 90%
• Red Tape 67%
• Consultants 42%
• Pollution Standard 39%
• Survey Data 31%
• Subcontracting 28%
• Uncertainty 28%
• Costs 27%
• Internal Control 25%
• Environmental Regulation 24%
• Economists 22%
• Penalty 21%
• Air 19%
• Factors 16%
• Industry 8%

Social Sciences

• regulatory compliance 100%
• air 58%
• firm 57%
• costs 24%
• uncertainty 22%
• contact 20%
• control process 18%
• Environmental regulations 17%
• economist 14%
• penalty 12%
• interpretation 8%
• industry 8%
• experience 4%