Do environmental regulations influence trade patterns? Testing old and new trade theories

World Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1163-1186

  Cole, Matthew A ^a   Elliott, Robert J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0141795279     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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