Trade, politics, and the environment: Tailpipe vs. smokestack

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-71

  McAusland, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Political economy; Trade

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLARE STACKS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ECONOMIC RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; TAILPIPE POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; RESEARCH WORK; TRADE;

EID: 37549036308     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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