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dc.contributor.authorGassebner, M.
dc.contributor.authorGaston, Noel
dc.contributor.authorLamla, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:14:54Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:14:54Z
dc.date.created2014-04-08T20:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationGassebner, 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44565
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00086.x
dc.description.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.

dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
dc.subjectcleaner environment
dc.subjectincome inequality
dc.titleRelief For the Environment? The Importance of An Increasingly Unimportant Industrial Sector
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume46
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage160
dcterms.source.endPage178
dcterms.source.issn0095-2583
dcterms.source.titleEconomic Inquiry
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