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Agglomeration Effects In Foreign Direct Investment And The Pollution Haven Hypothesis

Does environmental regulation impair international competitiveness of pollution-intensive industries to the extent that they relocate to countries with less stringent regulation, turning those into "Pollution havens"? This hypothesis is tested using panel data on outward Foreign Direct Investment FDI flows of various industries in the German manufacturing sector and account...

Tags: Foreign direct investment (FDI), Currency & Foreign exchange, Investment, Columbia University, foreign direct investment, pollution, hypothesis, regulation, industry, manufacturing, technique, analysis, stock

White papers 2007-07-21

Environmental Regulation, Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency And FDI Location In China

This paper searches for pollution haven consistent evidence within China. Using a province level data set and three different measures of environmental stringency, paper investigates whether inward Foreign Direct Investment FDI is attracted to those regions with relatively low environmental regulations. Our results are consistent with pollution haven seeking behaviour...

Tags: Pollution, Regulation, Foreign Direct Investment, Government Efficiency, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Currency & Foreign Exchange, Investment, Finance

White papers 2007-03-05

Agglomeration Effects In Foreign Direct Investment And The "Pollution Havens" Hypothesis

Does environmental policy impair international competitiveness of pollution-intensive industries to the extent that they relocate to countries with laxer environmental regulation, turning those countries into "Pollution havens"? This hypothesis is tested using panel data on the outward Foreign Direct Investment FDI flows of six industries in the German manufacturing sector,...

Tags: Foreign direct investment (FDI), Currency & Foreign exchange, Investment, Yale University, pollution, foreign direct investment, hypothesis, industry, manufacturing, accounting, analysis, technique

White papers 2004-02-25

Hidden Dangers : Taking the Uncertainity Out of Mergers & Acquisitions

The article explains the dangers in merger and acquisitions process. It explains an example where it states process of merger and acquisitions and the problems faced during that process. Columbia Energy Group, a large Herndon, Virginia-based power company, had its heart set last year on acquiring Carlos Leffler Inc., a...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, M&A, Risk Manager, merger, pollution, insurance

White papers 2000-04-01

Additional Resources

Experts urge states to invest in CO2 carbon capture and storage

THE HAGUE AFP — Capturing and storing carbon emissions from power generation holds the key to managing climate change amid rising use of polluting oil, gas and coal, an international CO2 conference heard in The Hague on Monday. But the technology and infrastructure required to maximise carbon capture...

Articles 2008-06-30

Build nuclear

I concur with Ford Ross' June 24 letter regarding the wind farm near Ellsworth. Another report indicates that Westar Energy, bowing to the demands of the environmental lobby, is investing in another huge wind farm in Barber County. It will take wind farms using...

Articles 2008-06-30

Governments Take Action for Cleaner Air: Air Quality Alert System Launched in Saint John and Southern New Brunswick

Veteran's Affairs Minister Greg Thompson and New Brunswick Health Minister Michael Murphy today announced that the world's first Air Quality Health Index is now available to residents of Saint John, New Brunswick. "Canadians are entitled to clean air, to know the quality of the air they breathe and what they...

Articles 2008-06-25

U.S., China to seek investment deal

WASHINGTON -- The United States and China have agreed to launch negotiations on an investment treaty that holds out the promise of greatly expanded opportunities for U.S. companies in China's vast market. The two countries, concluding high-level economic talks, also pledged greater cooperation to deal with energy...

Articles 2008-06-19

Off the rails

LEADING ARTICLE TRANSPORT Yet again, Gordon Brown finds himself public enemy No 1 in the eyes of the motoring lobby. The recent demonstration in the capital by hauliers was followed by a rally of bikers in Manchester yesterday. And in...

Articles 2008-06-06

Western states, provinces draft environmental policies

Energy officials from Utah, several other Western states and Canadian provinces were in Salt Lake City recently to meet with stakeholders and discuss details of the Western Climate Initiative. The group's committee released draft policies that outline its market-based plan to reduce the smokestack and tailpipe pollution...

Articles 2008-06-02

Sshhh! Energy consumption slashed

It's the U.S. energy boom that no one knows about. Energy efficiency may be the farthest-reaching, least-polluting and fastest-growing energy success story of the last 50 years. But it also is the most invisible, the least understood, and in serious danger of missing out on needed future investments. ...

Articles 2008-05-21

New Survey Finds Communicating New Image a Challenge for Redeveloped Sites, and Local Government Should Be More Open to Technology Adoption

* Survey conducted at Brownfields 2008: 80% of respondents agree that shaking off a negative image is a challenge for redeveloped sites WASHINGTON -- WebsEdge, a provider of web-based channels for private and public organizations, has released the results of a survey conducted with city managers, developers, and...

Articles 2008-05-14

Cleaner Air Results from New Equipment at Dominion's Chesterfield Power Station

- 'Scrubber' makes dramatic reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide, mercury - Part of more than $650 million in planned environmental investments at suburban Richmond power station through 2008 - Byproducts include drywall component and water vapor CHESTER, Va., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dominion today dedicated...

Articles 2008-05-07

Oregon incentives and tax credits for renewable energy investment.(Accounting & Finance)

The Oregon legislature historically has targeted much of its tax incentives toward employers who make large investments in their business and expand their employment base in Oregon. This typically benefited mostly manufacturers and high technology firms. Today there are many new state incentives targeting new types...

Articles 2008-05-01

Fitch Rates California Pollution Control Fin Auth 2008A VRDBs 'A+/F1'

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A+/F1' to the $7,830,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority, variable rate demand solid waste disposal revenue bonds (Yulupa Investments, LLC Project) Series 2008A. The rating is based on the support of Union Bank of California, N.A. Bank, in the form of...

Articles 2008-04-23

ENERGY : ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY CONCERNED OVER COMMISSION'S POLLUTION PROPOSALS.

The European electricity industry has "grave" concerns as to the timing and technical basis of the European Commission's proposals setting down requirements for industrial emissions. According to industry association Eurelectric, the requirements, given in the Commission's December 2007 proposal to revise the EU Integrated Pollution...

Articles 2008-04-23

UN, World Bank to spearhead Mediterranean anti-pollution project

ATHENS AFP — The United Nations' environment arm and the World Bank will work on a programme worth over 250 million dollars (158 million euros) to reduce pollution in the Mediterranean, the UN agency said Monday. The five-year project will focus on boosting reforms and investment in various...

Articles 2008-04-21

EU/MEDITERRANEAN : EIB AND COMMISSION PRESENT PROJECTS FOR MED UNION.

Addressing the pollution of the Mediterranean Sea is likely to become one of the key objectives to be announced during the launch summit of the Union for the Mediterranean UM, to be held in Paris on 13 July. On 10 April, the European Commission and the European...

Articles 2008-04-17

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS : ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY CONCERNED OVER COMMISSION'S IPCC PROPOSALS.

The European electricity industry has "grave" concerns as to the timing and technical basis of the European Commission's proposals setting down requirements for industrial emissions. According to industry association Eurelectric, the requirements, given in the Commission's December 2007 proposal to revise the EU Integrated Pollution...

Articles 2008-04-17

Feds contribute half-million for emissions

As the result of a $9.5 million federal Clean Air Act settlement, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties will share $500,000 to reduce diesel air pollution emissions from idling trucks at rest stops or weigh stations, through a process called truck stop electrification. "My office makes polluters pay the price...

Articles 2008-04-14