Pollution Havens and Foreign Direct Investment : Dirty Secret or Popular Myth?

Pollution Havens and Foreign Direct Investment : Dirty Secret or Popular Myth?

The "pollution haven" hypothesis refers to the possibility that multinational firms, particularly those engaged in highly polluting activities, relocate to countries with weaker environmental standards. Despite the plausibility and popula...

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Main Authors: Smarzynska, Beata K., Wei, Shang-Jin
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ABATEMENT
ABATEMENT CAPITAL
ABATEMENT COSTS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
BACTERIA
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CHEMICAL POLLUTION
COAL
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSTRUCTION
CORPORATE TAXES
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EFFLUENT
EMISSION
EMISSION STANDARDS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS LEVELS
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
EXPENDITURES
GAS
GREASE
IMPORTS
INCOME
LABOR COSTS
LAKES
LEGISLATION
MPC
OIL
OXYGEN
PASTURES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLLUTANT
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL LAWS
POLLUTION INTENSITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
SULFUR
TAX RATES
TOXIC SUBSTANCES
TOXICITY
TOXICS
TRANSBOUNDARY EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
TREATIES
WASTE
WATER POLLUTANT
WATER POLLUTANTS MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
CORRUPTION IN POLITICS
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TRANSITIONAL ECONOMIES
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
WATER QUALITY
MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614728/pollution-havens-foreign-direct-investment-dirty-secret-or-popular-myth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19555

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614728/pollution-havens-foreign-direct-investment-dirty-secret-or-popular-myth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19555

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