Industrial Pollution Linkages in North America: A Linear Analysis

Kenneth Reinert () and David Roland-Holst

Economic Systems Research, 2001, vol. 13, issue 2, 197-208

Abstract: In recent years, a surge of interest in the linkages between trade and the environment has occurred in the contexts of both regional and multilateral trade agreements. In this paper, we utilize a three-country, social accounting matrix (SAM) of the North American economy and data from the World Bank's Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS) to conduct a linear multiplier analysis of industrial pollution linkages in North America. We provide estimates of both direct and indirect inter-country effects for a detailed set of industrial pollutants. The strongest linkages occur in the petroleum, chemicals, paper, base metals, and transportation equipment sectors.

Keywords: Nafta; Pollution; Social Accounting Matricesy; Multiplier Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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