Although based on theoretical foundations, the pollution haven hypothesis has never been clearly proven empirically. In … part of the Commonwealth of Independent States countries. Finally, we show that the pollution haven hypothesis is confirmed … in the strongest manner for emerging economies. -- FDI ;Environmental Regulation ; Economic Geography ; Pollution Haven …

; urbanization ; city ; urban environment ; city's metabolism ; ecological footprint of city …

recurrently found to face increased pollution (in particular CO2 emissions) due to direct scale-composition effects of trade in … EGs, the EGs’ net exporters are more likely to see their local pollution to decrease, in particular thanks to income …

This paper tackles the "pollution haven" argument by estimating the pollution content of imports (PCI). The PCI is then …) a factor endowment component and (iii) a "pollution haven" component reflecting the impact of differences in … ISIC 4-digit sectors. Decompositions based on cross-section econometric estimates suggest a significant pollution haven …

local pollutant. Governments use environmental policies, i.e., an emissions standard or a tax, to control pollution and for … demand, the cost of abatement and the damage caused from pollution. Under these modes of uncertainty we derive sufficient … Policy ; Pollution ; Choice of Policy Instrument ; Uncertainty …

urbanization are unsustainably high. Deep existing deficits in basic urban services such as housing, transit, water, sanitation and … unplanned growth, congestion, poor quality of life, burgeoning slums and pollution levels that have come to threaten basic …