Environmental regulation and labor demand: Evidence from the South Coast Air Basin

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 265-295

  Berman, Eli ^a,b   Bui, Linda T M ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Effects; Employment; Environmental regulations; J0; J4; L5; L6

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000254735     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00101-2     Document Type: Article

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