Transboundary pollution in China: A study of polluting firms' location choices in Hebei province

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 459-483

  Duvivier, Chloé ^a   Xiong, Hang ^a,b  

^a IRD   (France)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84879803155     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X13000168     Document Type: Article

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