dc.contributor.author |
Davies, Ronald B. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Naughton, Helen T. (Helen Tammela), 1976- |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2007-02-21 |
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dc.date.available |
2007-02-21 |
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dc.date.issued |
2006-07 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/3879 |
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dc.description |
45 p. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Inefficient competition in emissions taxes creates benefits from international
cooperation. In the presence of cross-border pollution, proximate (neighboring)
countries may have greater incentives to cooperate than distant ones as illustrated by a
model of tax competition for mobile capital. Spatial econometrics is used to estimate
participation in 37 international environmental treaties. Data on 41 countries from
1980-1999 reveal evidence of increased cooperation among proximate countries.
Furthermore, the results indicate that FDI usually increases treaty participation. We
also find that both OECD and non-OECD countries respond positively to OECD
countries’ participation but the response to non-OECD countries is primarily from
similar countries. This suggests that the rich countries may lead others in setting
environmental quality. |
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200136 bytes |
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application/pdf |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon, Dept of Economics |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers ; 2006-18 |
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dc.subject |
Environmental agreements |
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dc.subject |
Foreign direct investment |
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dc.subject |
Spatial econometrics |
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dc.title |
Cooperation in Environmental Policy: A Spatial Approach |
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dc.type |
Working Paper |
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