Author: Gene M. Grossman
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Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
In general, a reduction in trade barriers will affect the environment by expanding the scale of economic activity, by altering the composition of economic activity and by initiating a change in the techniques of production. We present empirical evidence to assess the relative magnitudes of these three effects as they apply to further trade liberalization in Mexico. We first use comparable measures of three air pollutants in a cross-section of urban areas located in 42 countries to study the relationship between air quality and economic growth. We find for two pollutants (sulphur dioxide and 'smoke') that concentrations increase with per capita GDP at low levels of national income, but decrease with GDP growth at higher levels of income. We then study the determinants of the industry pattern of US imports from Mexico and of value added by Mexico's maquiladora sector. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade and investment. Finally, we use the results from a computable general equilibrium model to study the likely compositional effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico.
Environmental Impacts of a North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: Gene M. Grossman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
In general, a reduction in trade barriers will affect the environment by expanding the scale of economic activity, by altering the composition of economic activity and by initiating a change in the techniques of production. We present empirical evidence to assess the relative magnitudes of these three effects as they apply to further trade liberalization in Mexico. We first use comparable measures of three air pollutants in a cross-section of urban areas located in 42 countries to study the relationship between air quality and economic growth. We find for two pollutants (sulphur dioxide and 'smoke') that concentrations increase with per capita GDP at low levels of national income, but decrease with GDP growth at higher levels of income. We then study the determinants of the industry pattern of US imports from Mexico and of value added by Mexico's maquiladora sector. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade and investment. Finally, we use the results from a computable general equilibrium model to study the likely compositional effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
In general, a reduction in trade barriers will affect the environment by expanding the scale of economic activity, by altering the composition of economic activity and by initiating a change in the techniques of production. We present empirical evidence to assess the relative magnitudes of these three effects as they apply to further trade liberalization in Mexico. We first use comparable measures of three air pollutants in a cross-section of urban areas located in 42 countries to study the relationship between air quality and economic growth. We find for two pollutants (sulphur dioxide and 'smoke') that concentrations increase with per capita GDP at low levels of national income, but decrease with GDP growth at higher levels of income. We then study the determinants of the industry pattern of US imports from Mexico and of value added by Mexico's maquiladora sector. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade and investment. Finally, we use the results from a computable general equilibrium model to study the likely compositional effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico.
The Environmental Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: Daniel Packard
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Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Environmental Impact of the Proposed North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on International Trade
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Essays on the Environmental Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Mexico
Author: Lewis Raymond Gale
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Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
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Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Essays on the Environmental Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Mexico
Author: Lewis Raymond Gale IV
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Protecting the Environment in North American Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780160375989
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780160375989
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
North American Free Trade Agreement impacts and implementation
Author: JayEtta Z. Hecker
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428978690
Category : Customs unions
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428978690
Category : Customs unions
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Free Trade and the Environment
Author: Scott Vaughan
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Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: NAFTA Environmental Review Committee (Canada)
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description