Air pollution, economic spillovers, and urban growth in China

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 321-340

  Zhao, Daxuan ^a   Sing, Tien Foo ^b  

^a Renmin University of China   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Q5; R1

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SPILLOVER EFFECT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

CHINA;

EID: 84983500197     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-016-0783-4     Document Type: Article

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