Spatial Heterogeneity in Environmental Regulation Enforcement and the Firm Location Decision among U.S. Counties
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- Morgan, O. Ashton & Condliffe, Simon, 2009. "Spatial Heterogeneity in Environmental Regulation Enforcement and the Firm Location Decision among U.S. Counties," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 39(3), pages 239-252.
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Keywords
environmental regulation; firm location; air pollution;All these keywords.
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
- Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ENV-2009-05-02 (Environmental Economics)
- NEP-GEO-2009-05-02 (Economic Geography)
- NEP-REG-2009-05-02 (Regulation)
- NEP-URE-2009-05-02 (Urban & Real Estate Economics)
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