In a nutshell
- A huge decarbonization effort is required to avoid serious consequences of climate change.
- The objective of this policy brief is to analyze the extent to which international trade is affected by environmental provisions in trade agreements.
- We show how the depth of the trade agreement matters when it comes to environmental provisions. Indeed, we find that legally enforceable provisions can reduce trade in dirty and footloose goods.
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Authors
Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso
Professor, Universities of Göttingen in Germany and...
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Authors
Thais Nunez Rocha
Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics,...
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Research Fellows
Chahir Zaki
Chaired Professor of Economics, University of Orléans