FDI and environmental regulations in China

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-353

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Fu, Xiaolan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental regulations; FDI; Pollution haven hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 46649105730     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860802131326     Document Type: Article

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