Impact of trade and international transport on environmental quality, a study in Latin American and Caribbean countries

Christian Martín García

Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, 2018, vol. 18, issue 01

Abstract: This paper explores the effect of trade liberalization and international transport on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 18 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean for the period 1995-2013. The results indicate that an increase in the levels of trade openness has a greater effect for high-income countries (0.17 %) than for the others (0.067 %). While it is observed that an increase of 1 % in the tons transported per kilometer increases CO2 emissions by 0.022 % (high-income countries) and by 0.014 % (middle-high income countries).

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.275348

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