Boosting trade in environmental goods. Evidence from provisions in free trade agreements
Environmentally friendly goods and techniques such are essential for the transition to a greener economy. Trade policy can help support the global diffusion of these goods and technologies by removing barriers to trade, lowering the cost of the green transition for consumers, firms, and governments....
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| description | Environmentally friendly goods and techniques such are essential for the transition to a greener economy. Trade policy can help support the global diffusion of these goods and technologies by removing barriers to trade, lowering the cost of the green transition for consumers, firms, and governments. This paper investigates the effectiveness of trade agreements that specifically aim to boost and facilitate trade in these environmental goods. Using a gravity model, we find that these trade agreements are not associated with increased trade in environmental goods. Trade flows between countries that have a free trade agreement with so-called environmental goods provisions are not higher than between countries without such an agreement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-292850fe1f3a4eb9a73f79cac30637692025-08-20T02:35:57ZengElsevierWorld Development Sustainability2772-655X2025-06-01610019510.1016/j.wds.2024.100195Boosting trade in environmental goods. Evidence from provisions in free trade agreementsFredrik Gisselman0Erik Merkus1Nils Norell2Kommerskollegium, National Board of Trade, SwedenKommerskollegium, National Board of Trade, Sweden; Misum, Mistra Centre for Sustainable Markets, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden; Corresponding author at: Kommerskollegium, National Board of Trade, Sweden.Kommerskollegium, National Board of Trade, SwedenEnvironmentally friendly goods and techniques such are essential for the transition to a greener economy. Trade policy can help support the global diffusion of these goods and technologies by removing barriers to trade, lowering the cost of the green transition for consumers, firms, and governments. This paper investigates the effectiveness of trade agreements that specifically aim to boost and facilitate trade in these environmental goods. Using a gravity model, we find that these trade agreements are not associated with increased trade in environmental goods. Trade flows between countries that have a free trade agreement with so-called environmental goods provisions are not higher than between countries without such an agreement.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772655X24000739International TradeEnvironmental GoodsFree Trade AgreementsGravity ModelClimate Goods |
| spellingShingle | Fredrik Gisselman Erik Merkus Nils Norell Boosting trade in environmental goods. Evidence from provisions in free trade agreements World Development Sustainability International Trade Environmental Goods Free Trade Agreements Gravity Model Climate Goods |
| title | Boosting trade in environmental goods. Evidence from provisions in free trade agreements |
| title_full | Boosting trade in environmental goods. Evidence from provisions in free trade agreements |
| title_fullStr | Boosting trade in environmental goods. Evidence from provisions in free trade agreements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Boosting trade in environmental goods. Evidence from provisions in free trade agreements |
| title_short | Boosting trade in environmental goods. Evidence from provisions in free trade agreements |
| title_sort | boosting trade in environmental goods evidence from provisions in free trade agreements |
| topic | International Trade Environmental Goods Free Trade Agreements Gravity Model Climate Goods |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772655X24000739 |
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