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This paper establishes a simple theoretical framework which comprises key forces that shape the structure and interrelation of cities to study the interdependencies between urban evolution and the environment. We focus on the potential of the unfettered market forces to economize on emissions. A...
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This paper analyzes resource partnerships and their influence on the environmental quality in a resource-rich country by introducing incomplete contracts, imperfect property rights protection, and a lack of valuation for the environment by the government in the South. Employing numerical...
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reduce world carbon emissions. We analyze the effects of carbon tariffs on trade, welfare and carbon emissions in a multi … countries. Most remarkably, world carbon emissions increase by 0.49 percent in the investigated counterfactual scenario, with a …
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to other existing indicators and covers all countries in the world. I find evidence of an inverted-U shaped relationship …. Consequently, environmental regulations that become operative in only one part of the world may fail without global coordination. …
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pollution depends on its share of world capital. The authors show that, if the disutility of pollution in the United States is … (United States) and the South (China) in the presence of a global pollution externality. Each country's share of global … the increased pollution in China has global effects, the US may not benefit from the environmental restrictions and a …
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on its share of world capital. We show that, if the disutility of pollution in the United States is high, there will be …) and the South (China) in the presence of a global pollution externality. Each country's share of global pollution depends … pressure on the US to raise environmental regulations on industry. Capital will move to China. Because the increased pollution …
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Understanding international differences in the emissions intensity of trade and production is essential to understanding the effects of greenhouse gas limitation policies. We develop data on emissions from 41 industrial sectors in 39 countries and estimate the CO2 emissions intensity of...
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to other existing indicators and covers all countries in the world. I find evidence of an inverted-U shaped relationship …. Consequently, environmental regulations that become operative in only one part of the world may fail without global coordination …
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We examine the role of firm strategy in the global effort to combat pollution. We find that U.S. plants release less … toxic emissions when their parent firm imports more from low-wage countries (LWCs). Consistent with the Pollution Haven … Hypothesis, goods imported by U.S. firms from LWCs are in more pollution-intensive industries. U.S. plants shift production to …
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Analyses of the viability of biofuels as alternatives to fossil fuels have often adopted a technocratic approach that focuses on environmental consequences, but places less emphasis on the impact that biofuels may have on vulnerable populations. This Article fills the gap in the existing...
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