US environmental regulation and FDI: Evidence from a panel of US-based multinational firms

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 158-189

  Hanna, Rema ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84858682592     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.158     Document Type: Article

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