International Trade and the Environment: Three Remaining Empirical Challenges*

Jevan Cherniwchan and M.Scott Taylor ()
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M.Scott Taylor: Department of Economics, University of Calgary

No 22-03, Carleton Economic Papers from Carleton University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Considerable progress that has been made in our understanding of the relationship between international trade and the environment since Gene Grossman and Alan Krueger published their now seminal working paper examining the potential environmental effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1991. This review uses their original paper as a guide to highlight key developments along three main branches of research that all stem from their analysis: (i) the interaction between international trade, economic growth, and environmental outcomes, (ii) the role of environmental regulation in determining trade and investment flows, and (iii) estimating the relative magnitudes of the scale, composition, and technique effects induced by trade. It discusses key developments along each branch, with a particular focus on the empirical challenges that have impeded progress. It also highlights an area along each branch that is ripe for further study. These areas are termed the Three Remaining Challenges.

Keywords: International Trade and the Environment; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Pollution Haven Hypothesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F18 F64 O44 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2022-05-09
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