Searching for pollution havens: The impact of environmental regulations on foreign direct investment

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-182

  Spatareanu, Mariana ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Pollution havens

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547117362     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496507302873     Document Type: Article

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