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Do bilateral commercial relationships influence the distribution of CDM projects?

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  • Valeria Costantini
  • Giorgia Sforna

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This paper contributes to the issue of the uneven distribution of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects among developing countries. By applying a gravity model to a panel dataset at bilateral country level, we find that well-established export flows from developed economies towards developing countries explain a large portion of the geographical distribution of CDM projects. The policy implication we derive is that a sort of lock-in effect in the CDM relationship should be avoided by enhancing the institutional framework in developing countries hosting CDMs as well as by reinforcing compulsory rules for CDM destination toward the least developed economies. On the contrary, if market forces are left free to influence CDM destination, cost effectiveness in abatement efforts is not the driving force influencing the decision on destination market, but other criteria based on private benefits seem to prevail.

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  • Valeria Costantini & Giorgia Sforna, 2013. "Do bilateral commercial relationships influence the distribution of CDM projects?," Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre' 0176, Department of Economics - University Roma Tre.
    • Handle: RePEc:rtr:wpaper:0176
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    Keywords

    Kyoto Protocol; Clean Development Mechanism; Export Flows; Gravity Model; Institutional Quality;
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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