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Homepage:	http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/economics-matt-cole
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Working Papers

2024

1. Refugees' Economic Integration and Firms
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2022

2. Foetal Exposure to Air Pollution and Students Cognitive Performance: Evidence from Agricultural Fires in Brazil
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Foetal Exposure to Air Pollution and Students' Cognitive Performance: Evidence from Agricultural Fires in Brazil, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2024) (2024)

2020

3. Air Pollution Exposure and COVID-19
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (48)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham (2020) View citations (49)
4. The Impact of the Wuhan Covid-19 Lockdown on Air Pollution and Health: A Machine Learning and Augmented Synthetic Control Approach
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (42)
   See also Journal Article The Impact of the Wuhan Covid-19 Lockdown on Air Pollution and Health: A Machine Learning and Augmented Synthetic Control Approach, Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer (2020) View citations (41) (2020)

2017

5. The Pollution Outsourcing Hypothesis: An empirical test for Japan
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (6)

2016

6. DETERMINANTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION IN BRAZILIAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
   Anais do XLII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 42nd Brazilian Economics Meeting], ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics]

2015

7. Natural Disasters, Industrial Clusters and Manufacturing Plant Survival
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (5)
8. The Effectiveness of Pre-Disaster Planning and Post-Disaster Aid: Examining the impact on plants of the Great East Japan Earthquake
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (3)

2014

9. Climate Change, Hydro-dependency and the African Dam Boom
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (15)
   See also Journal Article Climate Change, Hydro-Dependency, and the African Dam Boom, World Development, Elsevier (2014) View citations (15) (2014)
10. Natural Disasters and the Birth, Life and Death of Plants: The Case of the Kobe Earthquake
    Working Papers, Department of Research, Ipag Business School View citations (13)

2013

11. Natural Disasters and Plant Survival: The impact of the Kobe earthquake
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (16)
12. Spatial Aspects of Firm-level Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Japan (Japanese)
    Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

2012

13. The Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Firms: A Spatial Analysis
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The carbon dioxide emissions of firms: A spatial analysis, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2013) View citations (68) (2013)

2011

14. Environmental Outsourcing
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
    Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2010) View citations (8)

2010

15. Local Exposure to Toxic Releases: Does Ethnic Diversity Matter?
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham
16. The Stochastic Convergence of CO2 Emissions: A Long Memory Approach
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The Stochastic Convergence of CO 2 Emissions: A Long Memory Approach, Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer (2011) View citations (47) (2011)
17. Trade, Environmental Regulations and Industrial Mobility: An Industry-Level Study of Japan
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (70)
    See also Journal Article Trade, environmental regulations and industrial mobility: An industry-level study of Japan, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (70) (2010)

2009

18. Corruption, Governance and FDI Location in China: A Province-Level Analysis
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (72)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Corruption, Governance and FDI Location in China: A Province-Level Analysis, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (74) (2009)
19. Dirty Money: Is there a Wage Premium for Working in a Pollution Intensive Industry
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Dirty money: Is there a wage premium for working in a pollution intensive industry?, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2009) View citations (19) (2009)
20. Firm Heterogeneity, Origin of Ownership and Export Participation
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Firm Heterogeneity, Origin of Ownership and Export Participation, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2010) View citations (27) (2010)
21. Growth, Foreign Direct Investment and the Environment: Evidence From Chinese Cities
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (2)
    Also in Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Frankfurt a.M. 2009, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics (2009) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article GROWTH, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENT: EVIDENCE FROM CHINESE CITIES, Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (116) (2011)

2008

22. Firm Heterogeneity and Export Participation: A New Asian Tiger Perspective
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP
23. In Search of Environmental Spillovers
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article In Search of Environmental Spillovers, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2009) View citations (61) (2009)

2007

24. The Environmental Performance of Firms: The Role of Foreign Ownership, Training, and Experience
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The environmental performance of firms: The role of foreign ownership, training, and experience, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (99) (2008)

2005

25. Globalization, Firm-Level Characteristics and Environmental Management: A Study of Japan
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Globalization, firm-level characteristics and environmental management: A study of Japan, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (41) (2006)
26. The Impact of Poor Health on Total Factor Productivity
    HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article The impact of poor health on total factor productivity, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (61) (2006)

2004

27. Examining the Impact of Demographic Factors On Air Pollution
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (270)

2003

28. Do Environmental Regulations Influence Trade Patterns? Testing New and Old Trade Theories
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (90)
29. US Specialization in Pollution-Intensive Industries: Factor Intensities versus Environmental Regulations
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (1)

2001

30. VISIBLE CHOICE SETS AND SCOPE SENSITIVITY IN CONTINGENT VALUES
    2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)

1996

31. Environmental Quality and Economic Growth
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics View citations (1)

Undated

32. The Environmental Impact of the Uruguay Round
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Foetal Exposure to Air Pollution and Students' Cognitive Performance: Evidence from Agricultural Fires in Brazil
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2024, 86, (1), 156-186
   See also Working Paper Foetal Exposure to Air Pollution and Students Cognitive Performance: Evidence from Agricultural Fires in Brazil, The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) (2022) (2022)

2023

2. Assessing the Impacts of Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone on Air Quality: Estimates from a Machine Learning and Synthetic Control Approach
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2023, 86, (1), 203-231

2021

3. Biodiversity and Economic Land Use
   Land Economics, 2021, 97, (2), 281-304 View citations (2)
4. Importing, outsourcing and pollution offshoring
   Energy Economics, 2021, 103, (C) View citations (12)
5. The Effects of Air Pollution on Students’ Cognitive Performance: Evidence from Brazilian University Entrance Tests
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2021, 8, (6), 1051 - 1077 View citations (25)

2020

6. Air Pollution Exposure and Covid-19 in Dutch Municipalities
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2020, 76, (4), 581-610 View citations (13)
7. Testing the emission reduction claims of CDM projects using the Benford’s Law
   Climatic Change, 2020, 160, (3), 407-426 View citations (7)
8. The Impact of the Wuhan Covid-19 Lockdown on Air Pollution and Health: A Machine Learning and Augmented Synthetic Control Approach
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2020, 76, (4), 553-580 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of the Wuhan Covid-19 Lockdown on Air Pollution and Health: A Machine Learning and Augmented Synthetic Control Approach, Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (42) (2020)

2019

9. Natural disasters and spatial heterogeneity in damages: the birth, life and death of manufacturing plants
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2019, 19, (2), 373-408 View citations (34)
10. The clean-up of Chinese manufacturing: Examining the role played by changing techniques of production
    Economics Letters, 2019, 180, (C), 11-14 View citations (6)

2018

11. Power outages and firm performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 134, (C), 150-159 View citations (53)

2014

12. Climate Change, Hydro-Dependency, and the African Dam Boom
    World Development, 2014, 60, (C), 84-98 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Climate Change, Hydro-dependency and the African Dam Boom, Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (15) (2014)
13. International environmental outsourcing
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2014, 150, (4), 639-664 View citations (20)

2013

14. Local exposure to toxic releases: Examining the role of ethnic fractionalization and polarisation
    Ecological Economics, 2013, 93, (C), 249-259 View citations (9)
15. The carbon dioxide emissions of firms: A spatial analysis
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2013, 65, (2), 290-309 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper The Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Firms: A Spatial Analysis, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2011

16. GROWTH, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENT: EVIDENCE FROM CHINESE CITIES
    Journal of Regional Science, 2011, 51, (1), 121-138 View citations (116)
    See also Working Paper Growth, Foreign Direct Investment and the Environment: Evidence From Chinese Cities, Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
17. The Stochastic Convergence of CO 2 Emissions: A Long Memory Approach
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2011, 49, (3), 367-385 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper The Stochastic Convergence of CO2 Emissions: A Long Memory Approach, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (13) (2010)

2010

18. Firm Heterogeneity, Origin of Ownership and Export Participation
    The World Economy, 2010, 33, (2), 264-291 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Firm Heterogeneity, Origin of Ownership and Export Participation, Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
19. Trade, environmental regulations and industrial mobility: An industry-level study of Japan
    Ecological Economics, 2010, 69, (10), 1995-2002 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Trade, Environmental Regulations and Industrial Mobility: An Industry-Level Study of Japan, Discussion Paper Series (2010) View citations (70) (2010)

2009

20. Corruption, Governance and FDI Location in China: A Province-Level Analysis
    Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (9), 1494-1512 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper Corruption, Governance and FDI Location in China: A Province-Level Analysis, Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (72) (2009)
21. Dirty money: Is there a wage premium for working in a pollution intensive industry?
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2009, 39, (2), 161-180 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Dirty Money: Is there a Wage Premium for Working in a Pollution Intensive Industry, Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (19) (2009)
22. In Search of Environmental Spillovers
    The World Economy, 2009, 32, (1), 136-163 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper In Search of Environmental Spillovers, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
23. Institutionalized pollution havens
    Ecological Economics, 2009, 68, (4), 1239-1256 View citations (70)

2008

24. Industrial activity and the environment in China: An industry-level analysis
    China Economic Review, 2008, 19, (3), 393-408 View citations (89)
25. Stochastic Divergence or Convergence of Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Re-examining the Evidence
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2008, 40, (1), 121-137 View citations (76)
26. The environmental performance of firms: The role of foreign ownership, training, and experience
    Ecological Economics, 2008, 65, (3), 538-546 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper The Environmental Performance of Firms: The Role of Foreign Ownership, Training, and Experience, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (5) (2007)

2007

27. Corruption, income and the environment: An empirical analysis
    Ecological Economics, 2007, 62, (3-4), 637-647 View citations (155)
28. Do Environmental Regulations Cost Jobs? An Industry-Level Analysis of the UK
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, 7, (1), 27 View citations (66)

2006

29. Does trade liberalization increase national energy use?
    Economics Letters, 2006, 92, (1), 108-112 View citations (177)
30. Endogenous Pollution Havens: Does FDI Influence Environmental Regulations?*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108, (1), 157-178 View citations (226)
31. Globalization, firm-level characteristics and environmental management: A study of Japan
    Ecological Economics, 2006, 59, (3), 312-323 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Globalization, Firm-Level Characteristics and Environmental Management: A Study of Japan, Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (12) (2005)
32. The impact of poor health on total factor productivity
    Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (6), 918-938 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Poor Health on Total Factor Productivity, HEW (2005) (2005)

2005

33. A Note on Trends in European Industrial Pollution Intensities: A Divisia Index Approach
    The Energy Journal, 2005, Volume 26, (Number 3), 61-74 View citations (7)
34. FDI and the Capital Intensity of “Dirty” Sectors: A Missing Piece of the Pollution Haven Puzzle
    Review of Development Economics, 2005, 9, (4), 530-548 View citations (179)
35. Industrial characteristics, environmental regulations and air pollution: an analysis of the UK manufacturing sector
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2005, 50, (1), 121-143 View citations (224)
36. Re-examining the pollution-income relationship: a random coefficients approach
    Economics Bulletin, 2005, 14, (1), 1-7 View citations (31)
37. Why the grass is not always greener: the competing effects of environmental regulations and factor intensities on US specialization
    Ecological Economics, 2005, 54, (1), 95-109 View citations (44)

2004

38. Economic growth and water use
    Applied Economics Letters, 2004, 11, (1), 1-4 View citations (17)
39. On visible choice sets and scope sensitivity
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2004, 47, (1), 71-93 View citations (76)
40. Trade, the pollution haven hypothesis and the environmental Kuznets curve: examining the linkages
    Ecological Economics, 2004, 48, (1), 71-81 View citations (463)
41. US environmental load displacement: examining consumption, regulations and the role of NAFTA
    Ecological Economics, 2004, 48, (4), 439-450 View citations (41)

2003

42. Determining the trade-environment composition effect: the role of capital, labor and environmental regulations
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2003, 46, (3), 363-383 View citations (359)
43. Development, trade, and the environment: how robust is the Environmental Kuznets Curve?
    Environment and Development Economics, 2003, 8, (4), 557-580 View citations (90)
44. Do Environmental Regulations Influence Trade Patterns? Testing Old and New Trade Theories
    The World Economy, 2003, 26, (8), 1163-1186 View citations (92)
45. Summaries
    Environment and Development Economics, 2003, 8, (4), 549-555
46. The pitfalls of convergence analysis: is the income gap really widening?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2003, 10, (6), 355-357 View citations (8)

2001

47. The Uruguay Round and air pollution: estimating the composition, scale and technique effects of trade liberalization
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2001, 9, (3), 339-354

2000

48. Air Pollution and ‘Dirty’ Industries: How and Why Does the Composition of Manufacturing Output Change with Economic Development?
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2000, 17, (1), 109-123 View citations (28)

1999

49. Limits to growth, sustainable development and environmental kuznets curves: an examination of the environmental impact of economic development
    Sustainable Development, 1999, 7, (2), 87-97 View citations (16)

1998

50. Trade Liberalisation and the Environment: The Case of the Uruguay Round
    The World Economy, 1998, 21, (3), 337-347 View citations (17)

1997

51. The environmental Kuznets curve: an empirical analysis
    Environment and Development Economics, 1997, 2, (4), 401-416 View citations (385)

Books

2000

1. Trade Liberalisation, Economic Growth and the Environment
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (12)

Chapters

2014

1. Economic growth and the environment
   Chapter 16 in Handbook of Sustainable Development, 2014, pp 252-266
   Also in Chapter 15 in Handbook of Sustainable Development, 2007 (2007) View citations (1)

Editor

1. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
   Elsevier