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Spatial Economics and Environmental Policies

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This chapter reviews the two-way interaction between the spatial distribution of economic activity and environmental outcomes, with an emphasis on implications for environmental policy. Recent studies in both of these directions are reviewed, highlighting key questions in the literature and promising avenues for future research.

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Responsible section editor: José Alberto Molina. There is no conflict of interest. The views expressed in this chapter are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve System.

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  1. Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC, USA

    Tomás Domínguez-Iino

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  1. UNU-MERIT & Princeton University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Klaus F. Zimmermann

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  1. Department of Economic Analysis, IEDIS, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

    José Alberto Molina

  2. Global Labor Organization (GLO), Maastricht, The Netherlands

    José Alberto Molina

  3. Center for Population, Development and Labour Economics at UNU – MERIT, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Klaus F. Zimmermann

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Domínguez-Iino, T. (2023). Spatial Economics and Environmental Policies. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_416-1

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