Does Trade Promote Environmental Coordination?: Pollution in International Rivers

Hilary Sigman

Does Trade Promote Environmental Coordination? Pollution in International Rivers

Hilary Sigman

School of Arts and Sciences, Economics

Rutgers, The State University

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Abstract

This paper examines whether trade relationships facilitate resolution of international environmental spillovers. Trade might promote cooperation by providing opportunities for implicit side payments, allowing linkage between environmental and trade concessions, providing direct leverage over other countries’ production, or instilling a perception of shared goals. Using data from the UN’s Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) on water quality in international rivers, the paper examines the influence of bilateral trade on pollution in rivers that cross international borders. It reports evidence of lower water pollution in rivers shared between countries with more extensive trade. Improved coordination from expanded trade may thus represent a benefit to weigh against the environmental costs of the pollution havens effect.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	The Economics of Water Quality
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	499-524
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351890939
ISBN (Print)	9780754623717
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Environmental Science

Keywords

Environment
Transboundary Pollution
Water Quality

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