The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness
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In this article, the authors review the empirical literature on the impacts of environmental regulations on firms' competitiveness as measured by trade, industry location, employment, productivity, and in-state productivity.Abstract:
This article reviews the empirical literature on the impacts of environmental regulations on firms’ competitiveness as measured by trade, industry location, employment, productivity, and in...read more
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Productivity Growth and Environmental Regulation in Mexican and U.S. Food Manufacturing
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Environmental regulation and investment: Evidence from European industry data
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of environmental regulation on investment in manufacturing, focusing on European data of manufacturing industries between 1998 and 2007 and estimating the differential impact of environmental stringency on four types of investment: gross investment in tangible goods, new buildings, in machinery, and in productive investment.
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Do Environmental Regulations Influence Trade Patterns? Testing Old and New Trade Theories
TL;DR: The role of environmental regulations in trade liberalisation and the environment has been examined in the context of the Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek (HOV) model of trade and in a new trade model characterized by monopolistic competition and differentiated products as discussed by the authors.
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