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    Relief For the Environment? The Importance of An Increasingly Unimportant Industrial Sector

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    Authors
    Gassebner, M.
    Gaston, Noel
    Lamla, M.
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Gassebner, Martin and Gaston, Noel and Lamla, Michael J. 2008. Relief For the Environment? The Importance of An Increasingly Unimportant Industrial Sector. Economic Inquiry. 46 (2): pp. 160-178.
    Source Title
    Economic Inquiry
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00086.x
    ISSN
    0095-2583
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44565
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    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.

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