Title: Firm size and national environmental policies, evidence from Greece

Authors: Theodore A. Papadogonas, Michalis G. Floutsakos, John Mylonakis

Addresses: Department of Accounting and Finance, Athens University of Economics and Business, 76 Patission STR, 104 34, Athens, Greece. ' National Statistical Service of Greece, 42 Akadimias str., 106 72, Athens, Greece ' 10 Nikiforou str. Glyfada, 166 75, Athens, Greece

Abstract: The objective of this note is to present evidence on the relationship between firm size and electricity consumption in Greek manufacturing industry. Results find that, contrary to the average cost disadvantage of small firms, their cost of electricity consumption is lower than the one corresponding to large firms, thus indicating that small firms are less burdening to the environment.

Keywords: firm size; economies of scale; electricity consumption; Greece; environmental policy; national policy; Greek manufacturing industry; small firms; SMEs; environmental impact; energy consumption; air pollution.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2005.007766

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2005 Vol.5 No.4, pp.426 - 431

Published online: 15 Sep 2005 *

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