The Environment and the Economy |
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The Project continues to
have a long term research focus on understanding the
tradeoffs between environmental protection and economic performance
at the national, state, and local levels.
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When and to what degree do stringent environmental
regulations hinder economic growth? |
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What elements of rapid economic growth produce
accelerated environmental degradation? |
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Where do opportunities for harmonizing strong
environmental protection and healthy economic growth exist and where are prudent tradeoffs
required |
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Research Reports:
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This paper introduces both new data and new analytic
techniques in an exploration for evidence that stronger environmental
regulations slow economic growth. The relative environmental
standing and economic performance of the fifty states is compared for
several periods from 1982 to 1993. A revised version of this paper
was published in the Journal of Environmental Law & Practice,
Vol.3, No.2 (September/October), 1995.
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A further refinement of the original paper, examining other
explanations for the results.
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Are differences in the stringency of environmental laws among New
England's six states reflected in their rates of economic growth and development? This
paper, presented at the New Hampshire State Senate Economic Summit in 1993 presents
evidence that stronger state environmental laws are associated with more stable economic
development and growth patterns.
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this research paper is the first in a series of exploratory studies
that searches for systematic evidence that environmental regulation has reduced the pace
of economic growth and performance. The primary purpose of the paper is to introduce
rigor and specificity to the debate over the potential harmful economic impact of stronger
environmental laws and to then set the stage for further analysis.
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