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Data and code for: North-South Displacement Effects of Environmental Regulation: The Case of Battery Recycling

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Shinsuke Tanaka, Tufts University; Kensuke Teshima, Hitotsubashi University; Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University

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Project Citation:

Tanaka, Shinsuke, Teshima, Kensuke, and Verhoogen, Eric. Data and code for: North-South Displacement Effects of Environmental Regulation: The Case of Battery Recycling. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-08-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/E148361V1

Project Description

Summary: This study examines the effect of a tightening of the U.S. air-quality standard for lead in 2009 on the relocation of battery recycling to Mexico and on infant health in Mexico. In the U.S., airborne lead dropped sharply near affected plants, most of which were battery-recycling plants. Exports of used batteries to Mexico rose markedly. In Mexico, production increased at battery-recycling plants, relative to comparable industries, and birth outcomes deteriorated within two miles of those plants, relative to areas slightly farther away. The case provides a salient example of a pollution-haven effect between a developed and a developing country.

Funding Sources: JSPS KAKENHI (18K19955)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: pollution-haven hypothesis; trade and the environment ; environmental regulation; infant health

JEL Classification:
      F18 Trade and Environment
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      Q56 Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

Geographic Coverage: Mexico, US

Data Type(s): administrative records data; medical records; observational data; program source code

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