International Trade and the Environment: A Framework for Analysis

Brian Copeland () and M. Scott Taylor

No 8540, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper sets out a general equilibrium pollution and trade model to provide a framework for examination of the trade and environment debate. The model contains as special cases a canonical pollution haven model as well as the standard Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson factor endowments model. We draw quite heavily from trade theory, but develop a simple pollution demand and supply system featuring marginal abatement cost and marginal damage schedules familiar to environmental economists. We have intentionally kept the model simple to facilitate extensions examining the environmental consequences of growth, the impact of trade liberalization, and strategic interaction between countries.

JEL-codes: F1 H4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-env, nep-lam and nep-pbe
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