The effects of environmental liability on industrial real estate development

被引:31
作者
Boyd, J
Harrington, W
Macauley, MK
机构
[1] Resources for the Future, Washington, DC 20036, 1616 P Street, NW
关键词
liability; uncertainty; industrial redevelopment;
D O I
10.1007/BF00127765
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
The paper explores the effects of current liability law on real estate transactions involving properties with potential environmental contamination. Sources of uncertainty and their likely impact on transactions are identified. Liability-driven market distortions are likely to be due less to legal uncertainty than to problems arising from asymmetric information and imperfect detection.
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页码:37 / 58
页数:22
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