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What drives the substitution of hazardous flame retardants in electronic appliances in Sweden?

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Highlights

  • We identify the relative importance of different drivers of firms’ preferences for chemical substitution.
  • The avoidance of health and environmental hazards is the most important driver of chemical substitution.
  • Firms are reluctant to tax policies that might lead to increases in the price of the product being sold.
  • Reluctance to chemical taxes can be reduced by using labels disclosing the use of less hazardous chemicals in the products.

Abstract

Waste