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Unraveling the Worldwide Pollution Haven Effect

dc.contributor.author Grether, Jean-Marie
dc.contributor.author Mathys, Nicole A.
dc.contributor.author de Melo, Jaime
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-26T14:41:23Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-26T14:41:23Z
dc.date.issued 2006-11
dc.description.abstract This paper contributes to the debate on the existence of pollution haven effects by systematically measuring the pollution content of trade (measured by the pollution content of imports, PCI) and decomposing it into three components-a "deep" component (unrelated to the environmental debate but including variables traditionally present in the gravity model) and two components (factor endowments and environmental policies) that occupy center stage in the debate on trade and the environment. The decomposition is carried out for 1986-88 for an extensive data set covering 10 pollutants, 48 countries, and 79 ISIC 4-digit sectors. Illustrative decompositions presented for three of the 10 pollutants in the data set indicate a significant pollution haven effect which increases the PCI of the North because of stricter environmental regulations in the North. At the same time, the factor endowment effect decreases the PCI of the North as the North is relatively well-endowed in capital and pollution-intensive activities are also capital-intensive. On a global scale, because the bulk of trade is intraregional with a high North-North share, these effects are small relative to the "deep" determinants of the worldwide pollution content of trade. In sum, although the impact has been stronger on vertical (North-South) trade flows, differences in factor endowments and environmental policies have only marginally affected the pollution content of world trade during the 1986-88 period. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7155058/unraveling-worldwide-pollution-effect
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9021
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4047
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ABATEMENT
dc.subject ABATEMENT COST
dc.subject ABATEMENT COSTS
dc.subject ACID RAIN
dc.subject AIR
dc.subject BARRIER
dc.subject BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
dc.subject COAL
dc.subject COMBUSTION
dc.subject COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject DIRTY INDUSTRY
dc.subject DIRTY SECTORS
dc.subject DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subject ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject EMISSION
dc.subject EMISSIONS
dc.subject EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENT POLICIES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
dc.subject EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject EXPORT
dc.subject EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject FACTORIES
dc.subject FIXED EFFECTS
dc.subject FOSSIL FUEL
dc.subject GASOLINE
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject IMPORTS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
dc.subject LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject LAKES
dc.subject LEAD EMISSIONS
dc.subject METAL
dc.subject MICROORGANISMS
dc.subject OIL
dc.subject ORGANIC MATTER
dc.subject OXYGEN
dc.subject PASTURES
dc.subject PH
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject POLLUTANTS
dc.subject POLLUTION
dc.subject POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject POLLUTION HAVENS
dc.subject POLLUTION INTENSITY
dc.subject SEWAGE
dc.subject STREAMS
dc.subject TOXIC CHEMICALS
dc.subject TRANSPORT
dc.subject TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
dc.subject TRUE
dc.subject WASTE
dc.title Unraveling the Worldwide Pollution Haven Effect en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7155058/unraveling-worldwide-pollution-effect
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Water
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-4047
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000016406_20061025141701
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 7155058
okr.identifier.report WPS4047
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/10/25/000016406_20061025141701/Rendered/PDF/wps4047.pdf en
okr.topic Water Resources :: Water and Industry
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Transport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topic Environment :: Brown Issues and Health
okr.topic Water Resources :: Water Resources Assessment
okr.topic Transport
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication 26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
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