Pollution havens and industrial agglomeration

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-153

  Zeng, Dao Zhi ^a,b   Zhao, Laixun ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Industrial agglomeration; Pollution abatement; Trade costs

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; REDUCING EFFECTS; TRADE COSTS;

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

POLLUTION;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY APPROACH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 68049096312     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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