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Author Wood, Joel, author.

Title Economic freedom and air quality / by Joel Wood and Ian Herzog
Published [Vancouver, British Columbia] : Fraser Institute, [2014]
[Beaconsfield, Quebec] : [Canadian Electronic Library], [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource : colour illustrations, colour portraits
Summary Introduction -- The link between economic freedom and the environment -- Preliminary analysis -- Econometric methodology -- Results -- Conclusions -- Technical appendix -- References -- About the author -- Acknowledgments -- Publishing information -- Supporting the Fraser Institute -- Purpose, funding, & independence -- About the Fraser Institute -- Editorial Advisory Board
"It is well established that economic freedom is one of the main drivers of economic prosperity. Economic freedom is the extent to which you can pursue economic activity without government interference as long as your actions don't violate the rights of others. Pollution is generally given as an example of a situation where the economic actions of one person violates the rights of others, thus justifying government intervention. However, the same economic institutions that contribute to economic freedom may actually lead to a cleaner environment at the same time"-- Summary
Notes Title from PDF cover page
"April 2014"--PDF cover page
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF version (Library and Archives Canada Electronic Collection, viewed April 13, 2021)
Subject Air quality -- Economic aspects
Air -- Pollution -- Economic aspects
Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
Free enterprise -- Environmental aspects
Environmental policy -- Economic aspects
Air -- Pollution -- Economic aspects
Air quality -- Economic aspects
Economic development -- Environmental aspects
Environmental policy -- Economic aspects
Air pollution.
Economy.
Fixed effects model.
Gross domestic product.
Instrumental variables estimation.
Kuznets curve.
Ordinary least squares.
Pollution.
P-value.
Regression analysis.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Herzog, Ian, author.
Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.), issuing body.