Trade and the environment in general equilibrium : evidence from developing economies / edited by John Beghin, David Roland-Holst and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe.

Format:

Book

Series:

Economy & environment ; v. 21.

Economy & environment ; v. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade--Environmental aspects.

International trade.

Physical Description:

xix, 275 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer, [2002]

Contents:

Part A Methodology and Modelling

Chapter 1. Globalisation and the Environment from a Development Perspective / John Beghin, David Roland-Holst, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

2. Findings from Our Case Studies 5

Chile 5

Costa Rica 6

China 7

Indonesia 9

Mexico 9

Morocco 11

Vietnam 12

Chapter 2. Trade and Environmental Policy Instruments and Reforms / John Beghin

2. Non-technical Description of Results for a Small, Open, Distorted Economy 18

Policy Reform to Address Pollution 20

Coordinated Trade and Pollution Reforms 22

Extensions of the Results 23

3. Should Environmental Policies Be Harmonised? 24

4. Policy Scenarios Considered in the Case Studies 24

5. Feasible Environmental Policy in Developing Economies 25

Chapter 3. Empirical Modelling of Trade and the Environment / John Beghin, Sebastien Dessus, David Roland-Holst, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

2. Overview of the Model 32

Production 32

Consumption and Closure Rule 32

Foreign Trade 33

Dynamic Features and Calibration 33

3. Model Description 34

Production 34

Income Distribution 39

Household Consumption and Savings 41

Other Final Demands 43

Government Revenues and Saving 45

Trade, Domestic Supply, and Demand 47

Equilibrium Conditions 52

Determination of Vintage Output and Capital Market Equilibrium 53

Macro Closure 56

Dynamics 57

Emissions 61

Country-Specific Details 64

Appendix B The CES/CET Functions 77

Chapter 4. Input-Based Pollution Estimates for Environmental Assessment in Developing Countries / Sebastien Dessus, David Roland-Holst, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

2. Data and Estimation Methods 80

3. Results 84

Total Toxic Pollution 84

Bio-accumulative Toxic Pollution 86

Other Air Pollutants 87

Other Water Pollutants 90

Implementation of the Results for Other Countries 90

4. Some Comparative Estimates 92

Chapter 5. Modelling Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Their Valuation: An Application to Santiago, Chile / Brad Bowland, John Beghin

2. Air Pollution Emissions 111

Total Suspended Particulates 111

Sulphur Dioxide 112

Nitrogen Dioxide 113

Carbon Monoxide 113

Volatile Organic Compounds 113

Lead 114

3. Dispersion 114

4. Estimation of Health Endpoints 116

5. Valuation of Health Impacts 120

Morbidity 120

Mortality 122

6. An Application to Health Damages in Santiago Induced by Policy Reforms 129

Chapter 6. Growth, Trade, and the Environment Nexus in Chile: A Comprehensive Assessment / John Beghin, Brad Bowland, Sebastien Dessus, David Roland-Holst, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

2. The TEQUILA Model for the Chilean Study 141

3. Policy Reform Scenarios 143

4. Results from Policy Reform Simulations 145

Effluent Taxes 145

Trade Integration 150

Coordinated Trade Integration and Environmental Protection 154

Chapter 7. Trade Liberalisation and the Environment in China / Sebastien Dessus, Amani El Obeid, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

2. Model Modification for China 170

3. Simulation Scenarios 171

4. Results 172

Chapter 8. Coordinated Trade and Environmental Policies for Morocco / David Roland-Holst, Maurizio Bussolo

2. Economic Activity and the Environment in Morocco 188

3. The Macroeconomic Reform Scenario 192

Growth and Emissions 193

4. Trade and Environmental Policy Scenarios 195

Liberalised Trade with the European Community 196

Environmental Policies 201

Combined Environmental and Commercial Policies 202

Chapter 9. Outward Orientation, Growth, and the Environment in Vietnam / Amani El Obeid, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe, Sebastien Dessus

Vietnam's Economic and Environmental Conditions 210

2. Simulation Scenarios 211

3. Simulation Results 213

Environmental Taxes 213

Trade Liberalisation 216

Coordinated Policy Reforms 221

Chapter 10. Synthesis of Case Studies on Indonesia, Mexico, and Costa Rica / Amani El Obeid

Trade Integration 235

Environmental Policy 240

Coordinated Trade Integration and Environmental Policies 244

4. Implications and Conclusion 246

Appendix A List of Industries and Pollutants 249

Chapter 11. Conclusions / John Beghin, David Roland-Holst, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe

2. Guidelines from Analytical Results 251

3. Methodological Contributions 252

4. Common Stylised Facts 253

5. Country-Specific Findings 254

6. Future Research Directions 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1402004796

OCLC:

49286560