Is free trade good for the environment?

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 877-908

  Antweiler, Werner ^a   Copeland, Brian R ^a   Taylor, M Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0012603831     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.4.877     Document Type: Article

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