Intra-industry trade in intermediate products, pollution and. internationally increasing returns

被引:38
作者
Benarroch, Michael
Weder, Rolf
机构
[1] Univ Winnipeg, Dept Econ, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
[2] Univ Basel, Dept Econ WWZ, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland
[3] Univ Basel, Europainst, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland
关键词
trade and environment; intra-industry trade; trade in intermediate products;
D O I
10.1016/j.jeem.2006.05.001
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper examines the relationship between intra-industry trade in intermediate products, pollution and increasing returns. We develop a two-country model in which production occurs in two stages, final and intermediate good production. Intermediate goods are produced under monopolistic competition and final good production exhibits increasing returns with respect to the number of varieties of intermediates. Pollution occurs in the production of the final good when polluting intermediates are used. We analyze the effects of international trade in intermediate products on pollution, output and welfare under an endogenous tax scenario and with two types of pollution functions. The results show that, because of increasing returns, international trade either leads to lower total pollution in each country or lower pollution per unit of output in at least one country. In addition, intra-industry trade causes countries to import the environmental quality of their trading partners. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:675 / 689
页数:15
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