Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/79175 
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Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2001-11
Publisher: 
Rutgers University, Department of Economics, New Brunswick, NJ
Abstract: 
Transboundary spillovers may degrade environmental quality if countries free ride. This paper examines the extent of such degradation in water quality in international rivers. Using data from river monitoring stations in the UN's Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS), it compares pollution levels in international and domestic rivers. The results suggest that free riding may substantially increase pollution in international rivers, but the estimates are sensitive to the inclusion of country effects.
Subjects: 
Environment
Externalities
Pollution
JEL: 
F00
Q28
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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