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| Author: | Benarroch, M. Weder, R. |
| Title: | Intra-industry trade in intermediate products, pollution and internationally increasing returns |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
2006 : NOV, VOL. 52:3, p. 675-689 |
| Index terms: | intermediate goods intra-industry trade pollution |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article investigates the relationship between intra-industry trade in intermediate products, pollution and increasing returns. The authors propose 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. The authors analyse 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. It is found that, due to the 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. |
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