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International Spillovers and Water Quality in Rivers: Do Countries Free Ride? / Hilary Sigman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sigman, Hilary.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w8585.
- NBER working paper series no. w8585
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- International Spillovers and Water Quality in Rivers
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2001.
- Summary:
- Transboundary spillovers may degrade environmental quality if countries free ride. This paper examines the extent of such degradation in water quality in international rivers. Using data from river monitoring stations in the UN's Global Emissions Monitoring System (GEMS), it compares pollution levels in international and domestic rivers. The results suggest that free riding may substantially increase pollution in international rivers, but the estimates are sensitive to the inclusion of country effects.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- November 2001.
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