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International Spillovers and Water Quality in Rivers: Do Countries Free Ride?


Hilary Sigman


Rutgers University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
November 2001

NBER Working Paper No. w8585

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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 Emissions 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.

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Date posted: November 10, 2001  

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Sigman, Hilary A., International Spillovers and Water Quality in Rivers: Do Countries Free Ride? (November 2001). NBER Working Paper No. w8585. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=290386

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