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Does Quality Matter in the Iron and Scrap Trade?

Michida, Etsuyo; Atici, Cemal; Kojima, Michikazu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011

This paper sheds light on the iron and steel (IS) scrap trade to examine how economic development affects the quality demanded of recyclable resource. A simple model is presented that show a mechanism of how scrap quality impacts the direction of trade due to comparative advantage. We find that...

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Impact of product-related environmental regulations / voluntary requirements on Thai firms

Ramungul, Nudjarin; Michida, Etsuyo; Nabeshima, Kaoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013

The rules governing the trade of goods in global markets have shifted toward non-tariff measures related to environmental and chemical safety. Unlike traditional environmental/safety requirements, the scope of modern regulations covers productsâ€™ environmental performance and chemical...

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Adoption of ISO9001 through supply chain in Vietnam : impacts of FDI and product-related environmental regulation

Iguchi, Hakaru; Arimura, Toshi H.; Michida, Etsuyo - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015

The objective of the present study is to examine the determinants of ISO 9001 certification, focusing on the effect of Product-related Environmental Regulations on Chemicals (PRERCs) and FDI using the answers to several questions in our Vietnam survey conducted from December 2011 to January...

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Arimura, Toshihide; Iguchi, Hakaru; Michida, Etsuyo - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014

Voluntary environmental actions, such as the adoption of ISO 14001, are gaining increasing attention in developing countries. This study examines the mechanism of ISO 14001 diffusion in a developing economy on the basis of a unique corporate survey of manufacturing sectors in Malaysia....

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Tracing CO2 emissions in global value chains

Meng, Bo; Peters, Glen; Wang, Zhi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015

us to better understand the impact of cross-country production sharing on the environment. …

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The effect of EU environmental regulation on international trade : restriction of hazardous substance as a trade barrier

Honda, Keiichiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

In 2003 the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) was established in the EU, which limited the trade of machinery, electrical and electronic equipment that have at least one of the substances considered hazardous under RoHS directive. Since countries trading with the EU must comply with...

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Trade, economic growth and environment

Managi, Shunsuke - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

The literature on trade openness, economic development, and the environment is largely inconclusive about the … show that whether or not trade has a beneficial effect on the environment varies depending on the pollutant and the country …. Trade is found to benefit the environment in OECD countries. It has detrimental effects, however, on sulfur dioxide (SO2 …

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Role of supply chains in adopting product related environmental regulations : case studies of Vietnam

Michida, Etsuyo; Nabeshima, Kaoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

This paper shows some findings how product related environmental regulations, especially those that relate to management of chemical substances affect firms in Asia. Interviews were conducted for some firms in Vietnam that are part of global supply chains of electrical and electronic, furniture,...

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Environmental provisions in Japanese regional trade agreements with developing countries

Yanai, Akiko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014

environment in Japanese RTAs has gradually changed since the signing of the Japan-Chile EPA in 2007, in which a joint …

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Growth strategies in a greener world

Nabeshima, Kaoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011

Two new developments in the global landscape - growing concerns towards global warming and the rising prices of commodities â€“ require countries to craft new growth strategies. These recent developments in the global market offer fresh industrial opportunities as well as difficulties for...

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