Author: Gene M. Grossman
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Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
In general, a reduction in trade barriers will affect the environment by expanding the scale of economic activity, by altering the composition of economic activity and by initiating a change in the techniques of production. We present empirical evidence to assess the relative magnitudes of these three effects as they apply to further trade liberalization in Mexico. We first use comparable measures of three air pollutants in a cross-section of urban areas located in 42 countries to study the relationship between air quality and economic growth. We find for two pollutants (sulphur dioxide and 'smoke') that concentrations increase with per capita GDP at low levels of national income, but decrease with GDP growth at higher levels of income. We then study the determinants of the industry pattern of US imports from Mexico and of value added by Mexico's maquiladora sector. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade and investment. Finally, we use the results from a computable general equilibrium model to study the likely compositional effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico.
Environmental Impacts of a North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: Gene M. Grossman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
In general, a reduction in trade barriers will affect the environment by expanding the scale of economic activity, by altering the composition of economic activity and by initiating a change in the techniques of production. We present empirical evidence to assess the relative magnitudes of these three effects as they apply to further trade liberalization in Mexico. We first use comparable measures of three air pollutants in a cross-section of urban areas located in 42 countries to study the relationship between air quality and economic growth. We find for two pollutants (sulphur dioxide and 'smoke') that concentrations increase with per capita GDP at low levels of national income, but decrease with GDP growth at higher levels of income. We then study the determinants of the industry pattern of US imports from Mexico and of value added by Mexico's maquiladora sector. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade and investment. Finally, we use the results from a computable general equilibrium model to study the likely compositional effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
In general, a reduction in trade barriers will affect the environment by expanding the scale of economic activity, by altering the composition of economic activity and by initiating a change in the techniques of production. We present empirical evidence to assess the relative magnitudes of these three effects as they apply to further trade liberalization in Mexico. We first use comparable measures of three air pollutants in a cross-section of urban areas located in 42 countries to study the relationship between air quality and economic growth. We find for two pollutants (sulphur dioxide and 'smoke') that concentrations increase with per capita GDP at low levels of national income, but decrease with GDP growth at higher levels of income. We then study the determinants of the industry pattern of US imports from Mexico and of value added by Mexico's maquiladora sector. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade and investment. Finally, we use the results from a computable general equilibrium model to study the likely compositional effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico.
The Environmental Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: Daniel Packard
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Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Essays on the Environmental Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Mexico
Author: Lewis Raymond Gale
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Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
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Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Environmental Impact of the Proposed North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on International Trade
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
North American Free Trade
Author: Nora Claudia Lustig
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815718462
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) represents a historic change in relations among Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The effect of the agreement on the three economies has generated controversy and some degree of alarm within each country. In this book, noted trade and development experts review the available literature on the effects of NAFTA on the three member countries and the world trading system. They evaluate how NAFTA will affect areas such as economic growth, employment, income distribution, industry, and agriculture in Canada, Mexico, and the United States; and consider the significance the trade agreement holds for the rest of the world. Drusill K. Brown begins the discussion by providing an overview and comparison of the general results from recent studies. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda and Sherman Robinson explore in greater detail the potential effects of NAFTA on wages and employment in Mexico and the United States. Sidney Wintrab reviews industry-specific effects of NAFTA, in particular, the environment, the social agenda, and human rights and democracy. Finally, Carlos Alberto Primo Braga considers the implications of NAFTA on the rest of the world. Following each of these chapters, international scholars assess the alternatives and provide recommendations for future research.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815718462
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) represents a historic change in relations among Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The effect of the agreement on the three economies has generated controversy and some degree of alarm within each country. In this book, noted trade and development experts review the available literature on the effects of NAFTA on the three member countries and the world trading system. They evaluate how NAFTA will affect areas such as economic growth, employment, income distribution, industry, and agriculture in Canada, Mexico, and the United States; and consider the significance the trade agreement holds for the rest of the world. Drusill K. Brown begins the discussion by providing an overview and comparison of the general results from recent studies. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda and Sherman Robinson explore in greater detail the potential effects of NAFTA on wages and employment in Mexico and the United States. Sidney Wintrab reviews industry-specific effects of NAFTA, in particular, the environment, the social agenda, and human rights and democracy. Finally, Carlos Alberto Primo Braga considers the implications of NAFTA on the rest of the world. Following each of these chapters, international scholars assess the alternatives and provide recommendations for future research.
Impacts of Trade Agreements on U.S Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Conservation Efforts
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Free Trade and the Environment
Author: Scott Vaughan
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Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Environmental Aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Free Trade and the Environment
Author: Kevin Gallagher
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804751250
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
'Free Trade and the Environment' examines the impact of international economic integration on the environment, taking as a case study the experience of Mexico, as it transformed itself from one of the most closed economies in the world to one of the mostopen.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804751250
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
'Free Trade and the Environment' examines the impact of international economic integration on the environment, taking as a case study the experience of Mexico, as it transformed itself from one of the most closed economies in the world to one of the mostopen.