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The critical review of the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH)

This paper evaluates the theoretical and empirical basis of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis (PHH) and Porter Hypothesis. The PHH claims that owing to international trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the developing countries have become the pollution haven for the advanced countries. The Porte...

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Main Authors: Gill, Fozia Latif, Viswanathan, K. Kuperan, Abdul Karim, Mohd Zaini
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Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2018
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HC Economic History and Conditions
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/25450/1/IJEEP%208%201%202018%20167%20174.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.254502019-01-22T06:50:29Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/25450/ The critical review of the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH) Gill, Fozia Latif Viswanathan, K. Kuperan Abdul Karim, Mohd Zaini HC Economic History and Conditions This paper evaluates the theoretical and empirical basis of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis (PHH) and Porter Hypothesis. The PHH claims that owing to international trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the developing countries have become the pollution haven for the advanced countries. The Porter Hypothesis portraits an opposite picture than the PHH. According to, the Porter Hypothesis, the FDI in home country induce the induction of more advanced and clean technologies that lead to cleaner environment. In the literature, there is mixed support for these opposing hypotheses. This paper therefore, recommends further rigours research that aims at to find out the true link between trade, FDI and environmental degradation. EconJournals 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/25450/1/IJEEP%208%201%202018%20167%20174.pdf Gill, Fozia Latif and Viswanathan, K. Kuperan and Abdul Karim, Mohd Zaini (2018) The critical review of the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH). International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 8 (1). pp. 167-174. ISSN 2146-4553 http://econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/5678 2018, 8(1), 167-174.
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Gill, Fozia Latif
Viswanathan, K. Kuperan
Abdul Karim, Mohd Zaini
The critical review of the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH)
description This paper evaluates the theoretical and empirical basis of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis (PHH) and Porter Hypothesis. The PHH claims that owing to international trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the developing countries have become the pollution haven for the advanced countries. The Porter Hypothesis portraits an opposite picture than the PHH. According to, the Porter Hypothesis, the FDI in home country induce the induction of more advanced and clean technologies that lead to cleaner environment. In the literature, there is mixed support for these opposing hypotheses. This paper therefore, recommends further rigours research that aims at to find out the true link between trade, FDI and environmental degradation.
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author Gill, Fozia Latif
Viswanathan, K. Kuperan
Abdul Karim, Mohd Zaini
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Viswanathan, K. Kuperan
Abdul Karim, Mohd Zaini
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title The critical review of the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH)
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title_full The critical review of the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH)
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