Green havens and pollution havens
We test for pollution haven effects in outward foreign direct investment (FDI) for different sectors using a comprehensive and exhaustive dataset for outward FDI from the Netherlands, one of the most environmentally stringent countries and a major source of global FDI. Our evidence suggests that in the sectors natural resources extraction and refining, construction, retail, food processing, beverages and tobacco, and utilities, a less stringent environmental policy in the host country significantly attracts FDI. What is important for these pollution haven effects is not only regulation but als... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | doc-type:workingPaper |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
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Munich: Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Schlagwörter: | ddc:330 / F13 / F18 / F23 / Q50 / pollution haven / green haven / FDI / environmental policy / regulation / enforcement / strategic effects / footloose industries / CSR / Direktinvestition / Niederländisch / Umweltauflage / Auslandsverlagerung / Umweltbelastung / Corporate Social Responsibility / Niederlande / Welt |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26860554 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/61043 |