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Policy linkages, country size, and international capital distribution

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  • Lai, Yu-Bong

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We investigate the linkage between environmental taxes and import tariffs between two countries, which differ in their capital endowments and the number of consumers. We consider the consumption-generated pollution in an intra-industry trade model with monopolistically competitive industries, and focus on the regime with the environmental taxes only and that with environmental taxes and tariffs. We find that imposing tariffs lowers the environmental taxes, leading to greater global pollution. Another finding is that when tariffs are infeasible, the capital-abundant country charges a relatively low environmental tax rate; when tariffs are available, it adopts a relatively high tax rate. In addition, we investigate the effects of the international distribution of capital and consumers on the global pollution. We also extend the model to investigate the policy-making when the distribution of capital is endogenously determined.

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  • Lai, Yu-Bong, 2024. "Policy linkages, country size, and international capital distribution," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jeeman:v:123:y:2024:i:c:s0095069623001237
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102905
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    Keywords

    Consumption-generated pollution; Environmental regulation; Country size; Monopolistic competition; Policy linkage; Tariffs;
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    JEL classification:

    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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