Relocation or reallocation: Impacts of differentiated energy saving regulation on manufacturing industries in China

Ecological Economics

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-133

  Zhu, Junming ^a,b   Ruth, Matthias ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon leakage; China; Energy saving policy; Industrial energy efficiency; Pollution haven hypothesis

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; MANUFACTURING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLICY MAKING;

CHINA;

EID: 84921261410     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.12.020     Document Type: Article

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