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. This paper provides a methodology for doing that. It is illustrated with a case study of Indonesia, a large newly … that global CGE model so as to measure the effects of changes in economic activity on air and water pollution. The …
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This paper analyses the remarkable growth experience of Indonesia since 1966. Over a thirty-year period, GDP per capita …
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The literature has documented a positive effect of foreign ownership on firm performance. But is this effect due to a one-time knowledge transfer or does it rely on continuous injections of knowledge? To shed light on this question we focus on divestments, that is, foreign affiliates that are...
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This paper uses data from the Indonesian manufacturing census in order to uncover the determinants of firm exports over the period 1990-2005. We examine to what extent differences in firm export propensity and intensity are a consequence of firm-level (microeconomic), of place-based...
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Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 … pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate matter and SO2 on emergency room admissions and costs in the state of … evidence that particulate pollution increases pulmonary-related hospitalization. Specifically, a one standard deviation …
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The current Paper addresses the relationship between trade and endogenous pollution levels. The main focus is quite … different from the previous literature. The mechanism linking pollution and trade is that trade provides the home government … that sense, the existence of trade helps reduce domestic pollution compared to what would prevail in a situation of autarky …
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The ‘pollution haven’ hypothesis refers to the possibility that multinational firms, particularly those engaged in … the effect at the firm level. In addition, the environmental standards of the host countries and pollution intensities of … 24 transition economies. With these improvements, we find some support for the ‘pollution haven’ hypothesis, but the …
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. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade … effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico. …
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This Paper analyses the effects of ownership structure on corporate environmental performance and examines the link from financial performance to environmental performance in a transition economy. In particular, it analyses these ownership effects and this performance link using an unbalanced...
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water quality. Pollution may rise with growth, because an increased scale of economic activity means more emissions, ceteris … pollution there is no evidence at all that a turning point has yet been reached. The paper goes on to discuss the economic …
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