Environmental regulation and international competitiveness: Cross-industry and cross-country analyses

The main purpose of this dissertation is to examine one of the hottest issues in environmental and international economic literature that deals with whether environmental regulations disadvantage a nation's trade position. The issue is not a conclusion but a hypothesis that is susceptible to empirical investigation. Thus, this thesis aims at improving on past efforts at empirical investigation by employing better models and data, and providing fresh insight into this important policy issue.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Han, Ki-Ju

Contributors dc:contributor

• Braden, John B.

• Economics, Commerce-Business
• Political Science, International Law and Relations
• Political Science, Public Administration
• Environmental Sciences

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Han, Ki-Ju

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591086942
AAI9702528
(UMI)AAI9702528

OAI record oai:identifier

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