International Environmental Economics A Survey of the Issues

by Schulze, Günther G.; Ursprung, Heinrich W.

• ISBN13: 9780199261116
• ISBN10: 0199261113
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This volume provides an up-to-the-minute review of the open economy approach to analyzing environmental problems and policies, which has produced a wealth of research over the past decade. It contains non-technical, issue-oriented, and comprehensive surveys written by specialists in international and environmental economics. The volume will appeal to scholars and students of economics and political science.

Author Biography

Gunther G. Schulze is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Konstanz, Germany Heinrich W. Ursprung is Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Statistics at the University of Konstanz, Germany

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. x
List of Tables	p. xi
List of Abbreviations	p. xii
Notes on Contributors	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
International Environmental Economics	p. 2
Environmental Economics and the Nation State	p. 4
Structure of the Book	p. 8
International Trade, Investment, and the Environment: Theoretical Issues	p. 15
Introduction	p. 15
Classification of Models	p. 16
Commodity Trade and Environment	p. 18
Factor Mobility	p. 32
Summary	p. 41
The Empirical Evidence on Trade, Investment, and the Environment	p. 45
Introduction	p. 45
"Environmetrics"	p. 46
The Influence of Environmental Policy on the Pattern of Trade	p. 48
The Influence of the Trade Regime on the Environment	p. 52
Environmental Control and the Relocation of Industries	p. 58
Summary	p. 61
The Political Economy of International Trade and the Environment	p. 62
The Political-Economic Interrelation Between Trade and Environmental Policy	p. 62
The Influence of Environmental Concerns on Endogenous Trade Policy Formation	p. 64
Simultaneous Determination of Trade and Environmental Policies	p. 68
The Influence of Economic Integration on Endogenous Environmental Policy Formation	p. 73
Factor Mobility	p. 77
The Empirical Evidence	p. 80
Summary	p. 82
Trade, Agriculture, and Environment	p. 84
Introduction	p. 84
Impacts of Agricultural Trade Liberalization on Environmental Quality	p. 86
Impacts of Agri-Environmental Programs on Trade	p. 95
Complementary Trade and Environmental Institutions for Agriculture	p. 109
Conclusions	p. 111
International Trade and Sustainable Forestry	p. 114
Introduction	p. 114
Current Trends in the Global Forest Products Trade and Deforestation	p. 115
Market Access and New Barriers to the Forest Products Trade	p. 119
Certification and Labeling: Can They Promote Sustainable Forestry?	p. 127
Implementing Sustainable Forestry	p. 135
Financing Sustainable Forestry	p. 143
Conclusion	p. 146
International Trade in Hazardous Waste	p. 148
Introduction	p. 148
Trade in Hazardous Waste: Some Stylized Facts and the Institutional Framework	p. 149
Factor Abundance and the Patterns of Trade	p. 151
Gains and Losses from Trade	p. 153
Changes in Environmental Policy Following the Liberalization of Trade in Hazardous Waste	p. 156
Effects of Changes in Environmental Regulation and the Design of Optimal Environmental Policies	p. 157
Imperfectly Competitive Markets	p. 158
Restrictions on Trade in Hazardous Waste	p. 159
Conclusions	p. 164
Environmental Taxation in Open Economies: Trade Policy Distortions and the Double Dividend	p. 166
Introduction	p. 166
Lessons from the Double Dividend Literature	p. 168
The Role of Terms of Trade Improvements	p. 176
International Feedback Effects and Global Welfare	p. 178
Conclusions and Areas for Further Research	p. 181
Sustainable Growth in Open Economies	p. 183
The Dynamic Perspective: International Sustainability	p. 183
Natural Resources and Economic Growth	p. 187
Growth in Open Economies	p. 196
Trade, Growth, and the Environment	p. 198
Empirical Evidence	p. 202
Lessons and Open Issues	p. 203
Incentives for International Environmental Cooperation: Theoretical Models and Economic Instruments	p. 209
Introduction	p. 209
The Choice of the Internalization Instrument	p. 212
Internal Stabilization	p. 217
External Stabilization	p. 221
Unilateral Measures	p. 233
Flexibility and Framework Provisions	p. 237
Conclusions and Outlook	p. 238
Governing the Global Environmental Commons: The Political Economy of International Environmental Treaties and Institutions	p. 241
Introduction	p. 241
Some Background Facts: A Digression on the Recent History of Environmental Treaties	p. 243
What Kinds of Treaties Do Nations Negotiate?	p. 247
Who Signs Environmental Treaties?	p. 253
Overview and Conclusion	p. 260
References	p. 264
Index	p. 291
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