GRETHER, Jean-Marie; MATHYS, Nicole A.; MELO, Jaime de - Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le … - 2012
This paper tackles the “pollution haven” argument by estimating the pollution content of imports (PCI). The PCI is then decomposed into three components:(i) a “deep” component (i.e. traditional variables unrelated to the environmental debate); (ii) a factor endowment component and (iii)...