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This paper discusses the likely evolution of the trade and environment issue in the World Trade Organization after the … evolution of the trade and environment issue. Developments seem likely to be driven in the next few years as much by factors …
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the country level with data on pollution intensity at the industry level to show that countries with laxer environmental …. We propose an instrument for environmental regulation based on meteorological determinants of pollution dispersion identi …...ed by the atmospheric pollution literature. We find that the effect of environmental regulation on the pattern of trade is …
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What is the effect of trade on a country's environment, for a given level of GDP? Some have observed an apparent … measures of air pollution. Statistical significance is lacking for Particulate Matter, but is moderate for NO2, and high for SO … evidence that trade has the detrimental effect on the environment that the race-to-the-bottom theory would lead one to expect …
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This paper reviews arguments and evidence on the impact of globalization on the environment, then presents evidence on …
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, species extinction and industrial pollution were rising. Recently it has been intensified by the creation of the World Trade … relationship between international trade, economic growth and the environment? How can this evidence help us evaluate ongoing …
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This paper analyzes the financing terms that support international trade and sheds light on how and why these arrangements affect trade. Using detailed transaction level data from a U.S. based exporter of frozen and refrigerated food products, primarily poultry, it begins by describing broad...
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We survey recent literature on the causes of the collapse in international trade during the 2008-2009 global recession. We argue that the evidence points to the collapse in aggregate expenditure, concentrated on trade-intensive durable goods, as the main driver of the trade collapse. Inventory...
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the typical country in the world, new imported varieties account for 15 percent of its productivity growth. These effects …
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We analyze a two-country model of trade in both legitimate and counterfeit products. Domestic firms own trademarks and establish reputations for delivering high-quality products in a steady-state equilibrium. Foreign suppliers export legitimate low-quality merchandise and counterfeits of...
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We develop a simple model of international trade with heterogeneous firms that is consistent with a number of stylized features of the data. In particular, the model predicts positive as well as zero trade flows across pairs of countries, and it allows the number of exporting firms to vary...
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