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International Trade and the Environment: New Evidence on CO2 Emissions

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  • Vinicius A. Vale
  • Fernando S. Perobelli, Ariaster B. Chimeli

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This paper investigates the mechanics of international trade and CO2 emissions in two blocs of countries (“North” and “South”) by analyzing data from the World Input-Output Database. We use and adapt the Miyazawa technique to estimate the linkages between international trade and the environment at a global scale, a contribution that to our best knowledge has not yet appeared in the literature. Our results suggest that both the North and the South have become less pollution intensive (technique effect) over the years. Interestingly and in contrast to much of the literature, we also find support to the hypothesis that the South has specialized in relatively more pollution intensive activities (composition effect).

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  • Vinicius A. Vale & Fernando S. Perobelli, Ariaster B. Chimeli, 2015. "International Trade and the Environment: New Evidence on CO2 Emissions," Working Papers, Department of Economics 2015_11, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP).
    • Handle: RePEc:spa:wpaper:2015wpecon11
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    1. Denise Imori & Joaquim Jose Martins Guilhoto, 2015. "Tracing Brazilian states’ CO2 emissions in domestic and global trade," Working Papers, Department of Economics 2015_33, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP).
    2. Denise Imori & Joaquim Guilhoto, 2015. "Tracing Brazilian regions? CO2 emissions in domestic and global trade," ERSA conference papers ersa15p527, European Regional Science Association.

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    Keywords

    CO2 Emissions; International Trade; Input-Outout tables; Miyazawa Multiplier;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models

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