Reconcile the fight against transboundary pollution and economic convergence into an union ?

Concilier la lutte contre la pollution transfrontalière et la convergence économique dans une union

Théophile Bassene and Albert Millogo ()

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Abstract: In this paper, we focus on the effectiveness of environmental policy in economic union in the presence of transboundary pollution. We seek to determine the environmental policy instrument capable of reconciling effective fight against transboundary pollution and economic convergence. With an overlapping generations modelization, we show that when transboundary pollution emanates from the least developed country of the Union, applying the polluter pays principle leads to a sub-optimal equilibrium from an of view overall. Only a technological cooperation effectively fights against transboundary pollution without compromising the economic convergence process.

Keywords: H23; Q56 Mots clés : Pollution transfronlière -Convergence économique -Transfert technologique -Modèle à générations imbriquées; Classication JEL : F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-04-24
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