Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 1,027
Cover Image
The demands for environmental regulation and for trade in the presence of private mitigation
Hotte, Louis; Winer, Stanley L. - 2008
equilibrium of a small open economy where the environment is an input to production. Differences in the ability of individuals to … role in the determination of collective choices with respect to the regulation of the environment and of trade. We conclude … by drawing out the implications of the analysis for the study of the political economy of the environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264525
Cover Image
The Stringency of Environmental Regulations and Trade in Environmental Goods
Sauvage, Jehan - 2014
This report assesses conceptually and empirically the extent to which the stringency of environmental regulations drives international trade in environmental goods. Many of the measures governments adopt to address issues such as local air and water pollution or GHG emissions take the form of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010463420
Cover Image
Barriers to Trade in Environmental Goods and Environmental Services: How Important Are They? How Much Progress at Reducing Them?
De Melo, Jaime; Vijil, Mariana - 2014
suggest an increase in imports of around 4%. For ESs, estimates draw on the comparison of an Environment Services …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398424
Cover Image
The demands for environmental regulation and for trade in the presence of private mitigation
Hotte, Louis; Winer, Stanley L. - 2008
equilibrium of a small open economy where the environment is an input to production. Differences in the ability of individuals to … role in the determination of collective choices with respect to the regulation of the environment and of trade. We conclude … by drawing out the implications of the analysis for the study of the political economy of the environment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805999
Cover Image
Barriers to trade in environmental goods and environmental services : how important are they? ; how much progress at reducing them?
De Melo, Jaime; Vijil, Mariana - 2014
suggest an increase in imports of around 4%. For ESs, estimates draw on the comparison of an Environment Services …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344296
Cover Image
Are International Environmental Policies Effective? The Case of the Rotterdam and the Stockholm Conventions
Nunez-Rocha, Thais - 2018
This paper is the first to estimate the effect of two international agreements (Rotterdam Convention, RC, and the Stockholm Convention, SC) in reducing trade in hazardous substances. We estimate the effects of ratification of these agreements on imports of the affected products putting emphasis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012930658
Cover Image
Effects of a supply chain regulation : survey-based results on the expected effects of the German Supply Chains Act
Kolev, Galina V.; Neligan, Adriana - 2022
The European Commission is planning a new regulation for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (Due Diligence Directive) as part of the Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative. The longawaited EU proposal is expected to have requirements that go far beyond the German Act on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012821289
Cover Image
Trade, trees, and contingent trade agreements
Harstad, Bård - 2022
Can trade agreements motivate environmental conservation? I first present a model whereby the government in the South expands its production capacity (e.g., deforest) before trading with the North. After deriving negative relationships between tariff reductions and conservation, I show how all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012822104
Cover Image
Trade and trees : how trade agreements can motivate conservation instead of depletion
Harstad, Bård - 2020
Free trade often leads to resource depletion, such as deforestation in the tropics. This paper first presents a dynamic model whereby the South (S) depletes to export the extracted units (lumber) or the produce (beef) from land available after depletion. Because of the damages, the North...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012289003
Cover Image
Policy landscape of trade in environmental goods and services
Jacob, Arun; Møller, Anders K. - 2017
This paper analyses the trends in trade flows and trade policies in environmental goods (EGs) and related services, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific Economies. The paper finds that the region is a dominant player in both exports and imports of EGs in the world, contributing to 42% and 44%,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011630048