The authors of this paper introduce a simple empirical approach to test the pollution offshoring hypothesis (POH) combining a comprehensive industrial mergers and acquisitions dataset, a measure of sectoral linkages based on input-output tables and an index score of environmental policy stringency. Read more
Following the Conference on Environmental Democracy, WFD commissioned research from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment,... Read more
This book is the first of its kind to examine the role of great powers in the international politics of climate change. Read more
Filippo Bontadini and Francesco Vona outline their findings from constructing and analysing a new dataset identifying green production in the EU, important information for understanding how the European Green Deal can succeed in transitioning the Union to climate-neutrality by 2050. Read more
Abstract Carbon taxes represent a cost‐effective way to steer the economy toward a greener future. In the real world, their... Read more
Using data for London, this research finds that elevated levels of air pollution have a positive and statistically significant impact on overall crime - and therefore that improving air quality in urban areas through tighter environmental policy may provide a cost-effective way to reduce crime. Read more
“Great power involves great responsibility” (Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945) – it has long been recognised that that great powers enjoy... Read more
While President Trump’s stance on climate change is somewhat confused, it is no surprise that during his presidency he has... Read more
This article reviews the empirical literature on the impacts of environmental regulations on firms’ competitiveness as measured by trade, industry location, employment, productivity, and innovation. Read more
