This paper evaluates the effects of national and international eco-labelling programmes. It develops a model of consumer choice, where the production of an internationally traded commodity reduces the stock of a public ecological resource. In this model, eco-labels will result in damage levels...

In this paper we consider the effectiveness of eco-labels as a substitute for alternative, but trade-restrictive, environmental policies. Specifically, while there are concerns that eco-labelling requirements increase the cost of international trade, due to their potential for misuse as...