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Dirt is in the Eye of the Beholder: The World Bank Air Pollution Intensities for Mexico

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  • Aguayo, Francisco
  • Gallagher, Kevin P.
  • Gonzalez, Ana Citlalic

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This paper identifies a number of errors and inconsistencies in a series of air pollution intensities for Mexico that were recently created by the World Bank. Because these data are being used to conduct public policy analysis and advice for Mexico and countries at similar levels of development, knowledge of the limits of these data is of utmost importance. In addition to identifying the problems with these data, this paper makes a series of adjustments to offer a corrected dataset. These newly corrected data are available on the World Bank's New Ideas in Pollution Regulation (NIPR) web page.

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  • Aguayo, Francisco & Gallagher, Kevin P. & Gonzalez, Ana Citlalic, 2001. "Dirt is in the Eye of the Beholder: The World Bank Air Pollution Intensities for Mexico," Working Papers 15576, Tufts University, Global Development and Environment Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:tugdwp:15576
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.15576
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    1. Kate, Adriaan Ten, 1993. "Industrial development and the environment in Mexico," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1125, The World Bank.
    2. Schatan, Claudia, 1999. "Contaminación industrial en los países latinoamericanos pre y post reformas económicas," Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo 5725, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
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