| Title | North-South Displacement Effects of Environmental Regulation: The Case of Battery Recycling. (joint with Shinsuke Tanaka and Eric Verhoogen) |
| Date | May 28, 2020 (Thursday) 16:30-18:00 |
| Location | via Zoom |
| Abstract | This study examines the effect of tightening the U.S. environmental standard on lead in 2009 on the relocation of battery recycling to Mexico and on health outcomes in Mexico. We find that airborne lead in the U.S. halved near plants recycling used lead-acid batteries; that such improvements were accompanied by increased exports of used batteries to Mexico; and that birth outcomes in Mexico deteriorated near battery recycling plants. The findings provide evidence that environmental policies in developed countries can cause negative health spillover effects to developing countries with weaker regulations by inducing relocation of the most pollution-intensive production processes. |
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| Note | Registration link https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AHHjqjlYQEy-54UVZx7jAw |