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Environmental Justice in Ohio
Review of Radical Political Economics
  • Sirisha C. Naidu, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Panayiotis T. Manolakos, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Thomas E. Hopkins, Wright State University - Main Campus
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2013
Abstract

This paper investigates the correlates of inequity in the distribution of exposure to air pollution in the state of Ohio. Although virtually all studies in the environmental justice literature analyze cross-sectional data, we construct a panel data set and estimate an econometric model of exposure utilizing the generalized method of moments. In addition, we postulate a surrogate for class position derived from data on estate tax collections. Even after accounting for some of the criticisms of the environmental justice literature, class and race are still significant correlates of the distribution of environmental burdens.

DOI
10.1177/0486613412470094
Citation Information
Sirisha C. Naidu, Panayiotis T. Manolakos and Thomas E. Hopkins. "Environmental Justice in Ohio" Review of Radical Political Economics Vol. 45 Iss. 3 (2013) p. 384 - 399 ISSN: 0486-6134
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sirisha_naidu/12/