Trade integration and political turbulence: Environmental policy consequences

Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-28

  Fredriksson, Per G ^a   Mani, Muthukumara ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental regulations; Political instability; Pollution haven; Trade liberalization; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444292542     PISSN: 15380637     EISSN: 15380637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1538-0637.1215     Document Type: Article

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