Critics assert that globalization is detrimental to the environment because it encourages location of poluting industries in countries with low environmenta regulations. We suggest that globalization might also have positive environmental effects because global ties increase self-regulation...

Globalization increases concerns about national governments’ ability to regulate firms’ environmental conduct because firms can avoid complying with stringent environmental regulations by locating polluting operations in countries with low regulations. Business self-regulation is...

Critics assert that globalization is detrimental to the environment because it encourages location of polluting industries to countries with low environmental regulations. We suggest that globalization might also have positive environmental effects because global ties increase self-regulation...