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dc.contributor.authorQuiroga, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorSterner, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorPersson, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-04T13:53:54Z
dc.date.available2009-12-04T13:53:54Z
dc.date.issued2009-12-04T13:53:54Z
dc.identifier.issn1403-2465
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2077/21511
dc.description.abstractWe aim to study whether lax environmental regulations induce comparative advantages, causing the least-regulated countries to specialize in polluting industries. The study is based on Trefler and Zhu’s (2005) definition of the factor content of trade. For the econometrical analysis, we use a cross-section of 71 countries in 2000 to examine the net exports in the most polluting industries. We try to overcome three weaknesses in the empirical literature: the measurement of environmental endowments or environmental stringency, the possible endogeneity of the explanatory variables, and the influence of the industrial level of aggregation. As a result, we do find some evidence in favor of the pollution-haven effect. The exogeneity of the environmental endowments was rejected in several industries, and we also find that industrial aggregation matters.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Papers in Economicsen
dc.relation.ispartofseries412en
dc.subjectcomparative advantageen
dc.subjectenvironmental regulationen
dc.subjecttradeen
dc.subjectpollution havenen
dc.subjectPorter hypothesisen
dc.titleHave Countries with Lax Environmental Regulations a Comparative Advantage in Polluting Industries?en
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