Title
Effects of air quality regulation on the destination choice of relocating plants
Abbreviated Journal Title
Oxf. Econ. Pap.-New Ser.
Keywords
ECONOMETRIC EVALUATION ESTIMATOR; PROPENSITY SCORE; ENVIRONMENTAL-REGULATIONS; ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT; CAUSAL; LOCATION; POLICY; STATE; BIAS; Economics
Abstract
Whether lax environmental regulations are an important attraction for mobile capital remains one of the most controversial issues in the area of regulatory federalism. While the extant literature does a nice job of estimating the effects of environmental regulation on the spatial allocation of new plant births, one neglected area of research is the effect that environmental regulation has on plant relocation decisions. This paper uses an annual (1980-90) county level panel data set to examine the relationship between air quality regulatory stringency and the destination choice of relocating plants. We estimate empirical models using both parametric and semi-nonparametric specifications. Empirical results from both models suggest that air quality regulations alter significantly the destination choices of relocating plants.
Journal Title
Oxford Economic Papers-New Series
Volume
55
Issue/Number
4
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
657
Last Page
678
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0030-7653
Recommended Citation
"Effects of air quality regulation on the destination choice of relocating plants" (2003). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 3897.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/3897
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