研究論文
VOC排出量を考慮した国内製造業の生産性分析
2011 年 34 巻 4 号 p. 27-33
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2011 年 34 巻 4 号 p. 27-33
After the revision of the Air Pollution Control Law was enacted in 2006 in Japan, industry began to promote their activities for reducing emissions of volatile organic compounds（VOC）. Even though the costs and method for reducing emissions of VOC vary throughout industry, VOC restrictions enforce all industries to work together. The objective of this study is to compare VOC emission-friendly productivity for 10 industries in the Japanese manufacturing sector using the Directional Distance Function and Luenberger Productivity Indicator. From the results, the VOC emission-friendly productivity of 10 industries increased from 2001 to 2008. Furthermore, we also infer that many industries improved their productivity without losing economic performance. The publishing industry has difficulty in achieving both productivity improvement and VOC emission reduction because it has special characteristics related to VOC emissions. This result implies policy makers need to consider industrial differences of available VOC emission abatement technology and cost.
