McCarney, Geoffrey R.; Adamowicz, Wiktor L. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
We seek to contribute to the emerging economic theory on trade, the environment and development. Using panel data … across countries, econometric models are estimated to predict the effects of openness on organic water pollutant (BOD) and … carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Results indicate that freer trade significantly increases emissions of both pollutants, thus …