Unraveling the Worldwide Pollution Haven Effect

Unraveling the Worldwide Pollution Haven Effect

This paper contributes to the debate on the existence of pollution haven effects by systematically measuring the pollution content of trade (measured by the pollution content of imports, PCI) and decomposing it into three components-a "deep" component (unrelated to the environmental debate...

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Main Authors: Grether, Jean-Marie, Mathys, Nicole A., de Melo, Jaime
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABATEMENT
ABATEMENT COST
ABATEMENT COSTS
ACID RAIN
AIR
BARRIER
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
COAL
COMBUSTION
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIRTY INDUSTRY
DIRTY SECTORS
DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENT POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPORT
EXTERNALITIES
FACTORIES
FIXED EFFECTS
FOSSIL FUEL
GASOLINE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTS
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LAKES
LEAD EMISSIONS
METAL
MICROORGANISMS
OIL
ORGANIC MATTER
OXYGEN
PASTURES
PH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION HAVENS
POLLUTION INTENSITY
SEWAGE
STREAMS
TOXIC CHEMICALS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TRUE
WASTE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7155058/unraveling-worldwide-pollution-effect
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9021

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7155058/unraveling-worldwide-pollution-effect
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9021

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