Growth, foreign direct investment, and the environment: Evidence from chinese cities

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-138

  Cole, Matthew A ^a   Elliott, Robert J R ^a   Zhang, Jing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

CHINA; HONG KONG; MACAU; TAIWAN;

EID: 79551618163     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2010.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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