In search of environmental spillovers

World Economy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 136-163

  Albornoz, Facundo ^a   Cole, Matthew A ^a   Elliott, Robert J R ^a   Ercolani, Marco G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIRM OWNERSHIP; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRODUCTIVITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 59549104763     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2009.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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