Abstract
This paper presents the hypothesis that tightening environmental regulation of a country would improve the effect of inward FDI on its environment. Estimations of a sample of 101 countries over the period 2006-2016 confirmed the hypothesis. The results also provide indirect evidence that countries with weak environmental regulations attract polluting FDI and might deter “clean” FDI.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | The Empirical Economics Letters |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Mar 2024 |
Keywords
- Environmental regulations
- Investments, Foreign
- Economic policy
Disciplines
- Economics
- Environmental Law