The Conservation Effects of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Biased Policymakers

The Conservation Effects of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Biased Policymakers

In this paper, we study the effects of international trade on forest conservation and welfare in a two-country model with industry-biased policymakers and Cournot-competing firms. We find that opening up to trade increases the harvest taxes that the industry-biased governments impose compared to the...

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Main Authors: Qianqian Shao, Thorsten Janus, Maarten J. Punt, Justus Wesseler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
environmental conservation
international trade
reciprocal dumping
race to the bottom
race to the top
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/7/108

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