Environmental regulation and industry location in Europe

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-479

  Mulatu, Abay ^a   Gerlagh, Reyer ^b,c   Rigby, Dan ^b   Wossink, Ada ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Industry location; Pollution haven hypothesis

Indexed keywords

LOCATION; POLLUTION;

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; CONDITIONAL INTERACTIONS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; POLLUTION HAVEN HYPOTHESIS; POLLUTION INTENSITY; RELATIVE STRENGTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION POLICY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EUROPE;

EID: 77950691786     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-009-9323-3     Document Type: Article

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