The Welfare Effects of Opening to Foreign Direct Investment in Polluting Sectors

The Welfare Effects of Opening to Foreign Direct Investment in Polluting Sectors

This article investigates how attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in a polluting sector affects home-country welfare relative to a closed polluting sector scenario. A welfare-maximizing government sets environmental regulations while accounting for public infrastructure levels, environmental...

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Main Authors: Galinato, G.I (Author), Graciano, T.A (Author), Zhao, X. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2019
Subjects:
Consumer surplus
Critical infrastructures
environmental economics
environmental legislation
Environmental quality
Environmental regulations
foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investments
governance approach
heterogeneity
Heterogeneous firms
infrastructure
Infrastructure
Investments
optimization
pollution
Pollution damage
Public infrastructures
Public works
regulatory framework
Welfare
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