Relief for the environment? the importance of an increasingly unimportant industrial sector
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in: Economic Inquiry, Jahrgang 46, Nr. 2, 01.04.2008, S. 160-178.
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T1 - Relief for the environment? the importance of an increasingly unimportant industrial sector
AU - Gassebner, Martin
AU - Gaston, Noel
AU - Lamla, Michael J.
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - Deindustrialization, stagnant real incomes of production workers, and increasing inequality are latter day features of many economies. It is common to assume that such developments pressure policymakers to relax environmental standards. However, when heavily polluting industries become less important economically, their political importance also tends to diminish. Consequently, a regulator may increase the stringency of environmental policies. Like some other studies, we find that declining industrial employment translates into stricter environmental standards. In contrast to previous studies, but consistent with our argument, we find that greater income inequality is associated with policies that promote a cleaner environment. (JEL Q58, P16, J31, C23)
AB - Deindustrialization, stagnant real incomes of production workers, and increasing inequality are latter day features of many economies. It is common to assume that such developments pressure policymakers to relax environmental standards. However, when heavily polluting industries become less important economically, their political importance also tends to diminish. Consequently, a regulator may increase the stringency of environmental policies. Like some other studies, we find that declining industrial employment translates into stricter environmental standards. In contrast to previous studies, but consistent with our argument, we find that greater income inequality is associated with policies that promote a cleaner environment. (JEL Q58, P16, J31, C23)
KW - Economics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=42149102641&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00086.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00086.x
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:42149102641
VL - 46
SP - 160
EP - 178
JO - Economic Inquiry
JF - Economic Inquiry
SN - 0095-2583
IS - 2
ER -