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The effects of air quality regulations on the location decisions of pollution-intensive manufacturing plants

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  • Simon Condliffe & O. Ashton Morgan, 2009. "The effects of air quality regulations on the location decisions of pollution-intensive manufacturing plants," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 36(1), pages 83-93, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:regeco:v:36:y:2009:i:1:p:83-93
    DOI: 10.1007/s11149-008-9064-1
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    Keywords

    Regulatory policies; Environmental regulations; Interjurisdictional competition; R38; Q28; H73;
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    JEL classification:

    • R38 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Government Policy
    • Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
    • H73 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects

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