We seek to contribute to the emerging economic theory on trade, the environment and development. Using panel data … trade. By testing the effects of democratic versus autocratic governance, it is found that while greater democracy can …

We examine whether the use of the environment, proxied by CO2 emissions, as a factor of production contributes, in … with environment as a factor of production which is unpaid in the absence of environmental policy is developed. Using data … environment as a not fully compensated factor of production. Our results point towards the need for developing a concept of "Green …

number of firms in the economy. Third, we examine the relationship between openness to trade and the environment. The impact …