Nafta and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7350657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josh Ederington (0000-0001-6329-7196, University of Kentucky, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 239-244 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2007.00218.x |
| OpenAlex | W2054933541 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
The “Pollution Haven Hypothesis” is the prediction that trade liberalization will lead to the movement of polluting industries from high income/stringent environmental regulation countries to low income/lax environmental regulation countries. This prediction has led to concerns that NAFTA would be an environmental disaster for Mexico. The three articles included in this collection investigate the post‐NAFTA environmental performance of Mexico using both aggregate data on pollution emissions as well as firm‐level data on environmental abatement efforts. In this article, I summarize the contribution in the context of the trade/environmental literature and provide some suggestions for future work
Business · Context (archaeology · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental pollution · Environmental protection · Environmental regulation · Free trade · Geography · Haven · International economics · International trade · Liberalization · Natural resource economics · Pollution haven hypothesis · Work (physics · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Engineering · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Pollution
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |