Essays about: "Pollution Haven Effect"

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1. 1. Characterization of PLA Nanoplastics, and Their Effects on Daphnia magna

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för analys och syntes

   Author : Melinda Rydberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Polylactic acid; Polylactide; PLA; Nanoplastic; Daphnia magna; Toxicity; Polymer Technology; Chemistry; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : As plastic pollution in aquatic environments keeps happening it has become more and more important to learn more about nanoparticles. Bio-based and biologically degradable plastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA), are gaining popularity and it is therefore important to determine whether they break down into nanoplastics or not. READ MORE

3. 2. Deciphering the effect of the EU Emissions Trading System: A panel data study on EU member states' FDI outflows

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Malcolm McGrath; Noak Prahl; [2021]
   Keywords : EU ETS; FDI outflows; Panel data analysis; Carbon leakage; Pollution haven hypothesis;

   Abstract : This paper examines the effect of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on foreign direct investment outflows of European Union member states. A panel data set on FDI outflows for 33 countries ranging from the year 1995 to 2019 and the empirical methods of multiple linear regression, difference-in-differences, and triple difference are used to examine the effect. READ MORE

4. 3. The effect of trade openness on CO2 emissions

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Jacqueline Karlsson; Klara Paulsson; [2019-07-11]
   Keywords : Trade openness; C02 emissions; panel data; fixed effects; EKC; Pollution Haven; Samhällsvetenskapligt miljövetarprogram;

   Abstract : During the last decades, both trade and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have increased greatly. The plausible correlation between them is, therefore, an important question. The purpose of this thesis was to analyse the effect of trade openness on CO2 emissions. Using a panel data regression, 161 countries were compared over a ten year period. READ MORE

5. 4. Is Investment Leakage for the Swedish FDI-flows Caused by the EU ETS? A study examining the connection between the EU Emission Trading System and Swedish foreign direct investment flows in the iron and steel sector

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Anna Hedenbergh; Alma Hemberg; [2018-07-06]
   Keywords : EU ETS; carbon leakage; difference-in-differences; emission-intensive industries; Foreign Direct Investments FDI ; investment leakage; operational leakage; permits; Pollution Haven Effect; Porter Hypothesis; relocation; Samhällsvetenskapligt miljövetarprogram;

   Abstract : In the recent decades, the subject of a shift of emission from regions with stringent regulation to developing countries has arisen. At the same time, regulated countries such as Sweden has experienced less industrial growth. READ MORE

6. 5. The impact of environmental policy stringency on FDI flows: Evidence from BRIICS-OECD flow panel dataset

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Sacks; [2018]
   Keywords : environmental policy stringency; pollution haven; FDI; fixed effects; location hypothesis; BRIICS; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Paris Agreement has increased interest in environmental policy research, which has alerted that companies will relocate their investment to countries with less stringent environmental standards. This pollution haven effect, although theoretically analyzed, has wide-ranging empirical results which are highly dependent on the selected case and proxy for environmental policy stringency. READ MORE