The effects of environmental regulations on foreign direct investment

被引:411
作者
List, JA [1 ]
Co, CY [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cent Florida, Dept Econ, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
关键词
FDI location; environmental regulations;
D O I
10.1006/jeem.1999.1095
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper employs a conditional legit model to estimate the effects of stare environmental regulations on foreign multinational corporations' new plant location decisions from 1986 to 1993. The relationship between site choice and state environmental regulations is explored, using four measures of regulatory stringency. We find evidence that heterogeneous environmental policies across states do matter. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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