Tariff escalation and invasive species damages

Anh Thuy Tu, John Beghin () and Estelle Gozlan

Ecological Economics, 2008, vol. 67, issue 4, 619-629

Abstract: We investigate the interface between trade and damages from invasive species (IS), focusing on escalation in tariffs between raw-input and processed-good markets, and its implication for IS-based damages. The current tariff escalation in processed agro-forestry products motivates our analysis. Tariff escalation exacerbates the likelihood of IS introduction by biasing trade flows towards increased trade of primary commodity flows and against processed-product trade. We show that a reduction of tariff escalation, by lowering the tariff on processed goods increases allocative efficiency and reduces IS-based damages, a win-win situation. We also identify policy menus for trade reforms involving tariffs on both raw input and processed goods leading to win-win situations.

Keywords: Exotic; pest; Tariff; escalation; Trade; Invasive; species; Damages; Agriculture; Forestry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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