Does Trade Liberalization Induce More Greenhouse Gas Emissions? The Case of Mexico and the United States Under Nafta

Given the ongoing debates regarding the environmental impact of trade openness and the increasing focus on managing climate change through reducing GHG emissions, this paper aims to contribute to the literature by: (i) exploring the dynamic interaction between trade, GHG emissions and other related...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of agricultural economics 2011-01, Vol.93 (2), p.545-552
Hauptverfasser:	Yu, Tun-Hsiang, Kim, Man-Keun, Cho, Seong-Hoon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural economics Carbon emissions Climate change Economic models Economic theory Emissions Energy consumption Environmental economics Environmental impact Environmental impact studies Environmental policy Free trade Greenhouse effect Greenhouse gas emissions Greenhouse gases International trade Mexico NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement Pollutant emissions Studies Sustainable agriculture Trade Trade development Trade liberalization Trade Liberalization, Climate Change Policies, and the Environment: The Growing Interaction and Impact U.S.A
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Zusammenfassung:	Given the ongoing debates regarding the environmental impact of trade openness and the increasing focus on managing climate change through reducing GHG emissions, this paper aims to contribute to the literature by: (i) exploring the dynamic interaction between trade, GHG emissions and other related economic factors in NAFTA; and (ii) evaluating whether expanding trade openness under NAFTA induces more GHG emissions by utilizing an ex post analysis. The analysis is generated for both Mexico and the US to evaluate the environmental impact of NAFTA in both a developed and a developing country.
ISSN:	0002-9092 1467-8276
DOI:	10.1093/ajae/aaq145