Sources of comparative advantage in polluting industries

dc.contributor.author Broner, Fernando
dc.contributor.author Bustos, Paula
dc.contributor.author Carvalho, Vasco M.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-04T08:11:21Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-04T08:11:21Z
dc.date.issued 2019-12
dc.description.abstract We study the determinants of comparative advantage in polluting industries. We combine data on environmental policy at the country level with data on pollution intensity at the industry level to show that countries with laxer environmental regulation have a comparative advantage in polluting industries. Further, we address the potential problem of reverse causality. We propose an instrument for environmental regulation based on meteorological determinants of pollution dispersion identified by the atmospheric pollution literature. We find that the effect of environmental regulation on the pattern of trade is causal and comparable in magnitude to the effect of physical and human capital.ca
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/47302
dc.language eng
dc.language.iso engca
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessca
dc.subject.other International tradeca
dc.subject.other Environmental regulationca
dc.subject.other Comparative advantageca
dc.subject.other Air pollutionca
dc.title Sources of comparative advantage in polluting industriesca
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaperca

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