Trade and the Environment: New Methods, Measurements, and Results
Posted: 14 Aug 2017
Date Written: August 2017
Abstract
We review recent research linking international trade to the environment, with a focus on new results and methods. The review is given structure by a novel decomposition linking changes in emissions to changes in productive activity at the plant, firm, industry, and national levels. Although some new results have emerged from the application of a Melitz-style approach to trade and the environment, the full potential of this approach has not yet been realized. We discuss existing empirical and theoretical work, introduce three new hypotheses, and suggest paths for future researchers to follow.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Cherniwchan, Jevan and Copeland, Brian and Taylor, Michael Scott, Trade and the Environment: New Methods, Measurements, and Results (August 2017). Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 9, pp. 59-85, 2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3017736 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-economics-063016-103756
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