This paper sets out a theory of how openness to international goods markets affects pollution concentrations. We develop a theoretical model to divide trade's impact on pollution into scale, technique, and composition effects and then examine this theory using data on sulfur dioxide concentrati...

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Hauptverfasser:	Antweiler, Werner (VerfasserIn), Copeland, Brian Richard (VerfasserIn), Taylor, Michael Scott 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1998
Schriftenreihe:	NBER working paper series 6707
Schlagworte:	Commerce international - Aspect de l'environnement - Modèles économétriques Libre- échange - Aspect de l'environnement - Modèles économétriques Pollution - Modèles économétriques Économie de l'environnement Umwelt Ökonometrisches Modell Environmental economics Environmental quality > Econometric models Free trade > Econometric models Free trade > Environmental aspects > Econometric models International trade > Environmental aspects > Econometric models Pollution > Econometric models
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper sets out a theory of how openness to international goods markets affects pollution concentrations. We develop a theoretical model to divide trade's impact on pollution into scale, technique, and composition effects and then examine this theory using data on sulfur dioxide concentrations when it alters the composition, and hence the pollution intensity, of national output. Our estimates of the associated technique and scale efforts created by trade imply a net reduction in pollution from these sources. Combining our estimates of scale, composition, and technique efforts yields a somewhat surprising conclusion: freer trade appears to be good for the environment.
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