Can Trade Benefit Natural Resources under Population Growth? The Role of Manufacturing's Returns to Scale

Maurice Schiff

No 1700, GLO Discussion Paper Series from Global Labor Organization (GLO)

Abstract: I examine whether trade can improve the impact of population growth on natural resources (NR) and welfare over time. Under autarky, population growth results in NR and welfare collapse over time for any value of the returns to scale in the manufacturing sector, ϕ. Under trade, NR and welfare are unchanged (increase) (collapse) over time for ϕ = (>)(

Keywords: Population growth; Renewable natural resources (NR); Trade vs autarky; Impact on NR and welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F16 F18 Q27 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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