| Autor: |
Ali Ataullah, Simeon Coleman, Hang Le, Zilong Wang |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Ataullah, A [0000-0003-1670-6318], Coleman, S [0000-0001-9897-7183], Le, H [0000-0002-5302-8248], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| DOI: |
10.17863/cam.92092 |
| Popis: |
We examine the role of social capital in explaining the highly unequal regional distribution of firms’ carcinogenic releases. Our model predicts that social capital, by enabling information-sharing and coordination among community members, decreases carcinogenic releases. Our analysis, based on the US county-level releases derived from around 2 million chemical-facility-level reports during the period 1998–2019 and the instrumental variables approach, confirms our prediction. However, the impact is reduced when counties rely on waste-releasing firms for economic opportunities. An important policy implication of our study is that the efficacy of initiatives to alleviate environmental injustice is likely to depend on communities’ social capital. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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