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Qirjo, Dhimitri - 2020

Pollution Haven motive based on national per capita income variations is dominated by the Factor Endowment Argument based on the … Heckscher-Ohlin trade theory and the Pollution Haven motive originating from an inverse measurement of national population …

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The potential impact of environmental goods trade liberalization on trade and emissions

Bacchetta, Marc; Bekkers, Eddy; Solleder, Jean-Marc; … - 2023 - Manuscript date: 3 August 2023

We combine econometric estimation with quantitative modelling to generate projections on the trade, GDP, and emissions effects of a potential trade liberalization agreement in energy related environmental goods (EREGs) and environmentally preferable products (EPPs). Trade liberalization can...

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Subglobal climate agreements and energy-intensive activities : an evaluation of carbon leakage in the copper industry

Lanz, Bruno; Rutherford, Thomas F.; Tilton, John E. - 2013 - This version: January 2013

Subglobal climate policies induce changes in international competitiveness and favor a relocation of carbon-emitting activities to non-abating regions. In this paper, we evaluate the potential for CO2 abatement and the emissions `leakage' effect in the copper industry, a prominent...

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Are deep and comprehensive regional trade agreements helping to reduce air pollution?

Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Oueslati, Walid - 2016

This paper investigates whether membership in Regional Trade agreements (RTAs) with environmental provisions (EPs) affect relative and absolute levels of environmental quality and whether the inclusion of most comprehensive EPs is associated to higher environmental quality. In order to do so,...

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The Stringency of Environmental Regulations and Trade in Environmental Goods

Sauvage, Jehan - 2014

and water pollution or GHG emissions take the form of regulations that aim to change the behaviour of firms or households … pollution, with important implications for international trade in such equipment. The different indicators of regulatory … products and technologies, environmental policy can complement trade policy in supporting pollution-reduction efforts not just …

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The impact of ISO 14001 environmental standards on exports

Blyde, Juan S. - 2021

Analyses that examine the role of international standards on export performance has been concentrated on quality certifications. Very little is known about the impact of environmental certifications on exports. In this paper we employ firm-level data from Ecuador to assess the impact of the ISO...

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Environmental Policy Stringency and Foreign Direct Investment

Kalamova, Margarita - 2011

This paper examines empirically whether countries with relatively more lax environmental regimes have a comparative advantage in their competition for foreign direct investment. It seeks to contribute to the literature in several important ways. First, we use a measure of environmental...

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Self-enforcing international environmental agreements and trade : taxes versus caps ; conference paper

Eichner, Thomas; Pethig, Rüdiger - 2014

This paper studies within a multi-country model with international trade the stability of international environmental agreements (IEAs) when countries regulate carbon emissions either by taxes or caps. Regardless of whether coalitions play Nash or are Stackelberg leaders the principal message is...

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Trade and the Environment : New Methods, Measurements, and Results

Cherniwchan, Jevan - 2016

We review recent research linking international trade to the environment, with a focus on new results and methods. The review is given structure by a novel decomposition linking changes in emissions to changes in productive activity at the plant, firm, industry, and national levels. While some...

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Resource dependence, recycling, and trade

Egger, Peter; Keuschnigg, Christian - 2023

Recycling waste from used goods can substitute for scarce raw materials and reduce resource dependence. This paper presents a model of waste collection, recycling and final goods production using raw and recycled materials. Non-recycled waste must be safely stored by landfill to avoid...

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