Are foreign investors attracted to weak environmental regulations? Evaluating the evidence from China

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Dean, Judith M ^a   Lovely, Mary E ^b   Wang, Hua ^c  

^a US International Trade Commission   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Environmental regulation; Foreign investment; Pollution

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; MACAU; TAIWAN;

EID: 67349249864     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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