Environmental Standards and Trade Volume
Nicholas Mangee, Bruce Elmslie
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DOI: 10.4236/me.2010.12010   PDF    HTML     6,953 Downloads   11,771 Views   Citations

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the effects of environmental regulation on bilateral trade volume. We use a gravity model of trade flows and find weak evidence that differences in regulation are a source of comparative advantage. We also find evidence against the racetothebottom hypothesis in that increases in standards in both high and low standard countries increase bilateral trade volume. We use 1999 data on GDP, population, and environmental stringency for 39 countries.

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N. Mangee and B. Elmslie, "Environmental Standards and Trade Volume," Modern Economy, Vol. 1 No. 2, 2010, pp. 100-111. doi: 10.4236/me.2010.12010.

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