Is Africa a pollution haven or halo Evidence from 20 largest FDI recipient countries in Africa
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "International Journal of Green Economics"
DOI: 10.1504/ijge.2020.10030417
Abstract: With an increasing amount of FDI flows to Africa, much concern about the potential effects of FDI on the environment has been raised. Accordingly, this study investigates the environmental effect of FDI and checks the… read more here.
Keywords: pollution; pollution halo; evidence; largest fdi ... See more keywords
Foreign-Funded Enterprises and Pollution Halo Hypothesis: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Thirty Chinese Regions
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Sustainability"
DOI: 10.3390/su12125048
Abstract: China is one of the world’s major environmental polluters, therefore, Chinese environmental efficiency is an issue of global importance. In this study, we aim to identify economic factors affecting environmental efficiency scores in different regions… read more here.
Keywords: pollution halo; funded enterprises; spatial econometric; environmental efficiency ... See more keywords
Environmental Kuznets Curve and the Pollution-Halo/Haven Hypotheses: An Investigation in Brazilian Municipalities
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Sustainability"
DOI: 10.3390/su13084114
Abstract: There is much discussion on the non-linear relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Additionally, the effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the environment are ambiguous, as both beneficial (i.e., pollution-halo) and… read more here.
Keywords: non linear; co2; fdi; pollution ... See more keywords