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The effect of trade openness on deforestation: empirical analysis for 142 countries
Tsurumi, Tetsuya; Managi, Shunsuke - In: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 16 (2014) 4, pp. 305-324
This study explores the effect of trade openness on deforestation. Previous studies do not find a clear effect of trade … openness on deforestation. We use updated data on the annual rate of deforestation for 142 countries from 1990 to 2003, treat … an increase in trade openness increases deforestation for non-OECD countries while slowing down deforestation for OECD …
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Environmental impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Huijuan, Cao; Fujii, Hidemichi; Managi, Shunsuke - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013
Beijing organized the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and the main goal of the Chinese government regarding this event was to hold a Green Olympics. A difference-in-differences approach was used to estimate the environmental impact the Olympic Games on air quality improvement in Beijing, compared to...
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Does an environmental Kuznets curve for waste pollution exist in China?
Kaneko, Shinji; Managi, Shunsuke; Fujii, Hidemichi; … - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 9 (2009) 1/2, pp. 4-19
China is an emerging and leading world economy. The pace of economic change has been tremendously rapid since the …
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International trade, economic growth and the environment in high- and low-income countries
Managi, Shunsuke - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 6 (2006) 4, pp. 320-330
Theoretically, more openness in trade may affect the environment positively or negatively. This paper empirically tests the hypothesis that trade openness is good for the environment. While the results reject the hypothesis for sulphur dioxide emissions from 1960 to 1999 for all 115 countries,...
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International trade, economic growth and the environment in high- and low-income countries
Managi, Shunsuke - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 6 (2006) 4, pp. 320-330
Theoretically, more openness in trade may affect the environment positively or negatively. This paper empirically tests the hypothesis that trade openness is good for the environment. While the results reject the hypothesis for sulphur dioxide emissions from 1960 to 1999 for all 115 countries,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461196
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Economic growth and the environment in China: an empirical analysis of productivity
Managi, Shunsuke; Kaneko, Shinji - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 6 (2006) 1, pp. 89-133
China is an economic powerhouse with annual economic growth averaging close to 9% over the last 25 years. However, as a result of this extremely rapid economic growth, the scale and seriousness of its environmental problems are clearly evident. Consequently, a number of environmental problems,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461309
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Economic growth and the environment in China: an empirical analysis of productivity
Managi, Shunsuke; Kaneko, Shinji - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 6 (2006) 1, pp. 89-133
China is an economic powerhouse with annual economic growth averaging close to 9% over the last 25 years. However, as a result of this extremely rapid economic growth, the scale and seriousness of its environmental problems are clearly evident. Consequently, a number of environmental problems,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754013