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Author Fredriksson, Per

Title Trade integration and political turbulence : environmental policy consequences / Per G. Fredriksson and Muthukumara Mani
Published [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs Dept., ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (24 pages)
Series IMF working paper ; WP/01/150
IMF working paper ; WP/01/150.
Summary This paper seeks to contribute to the unresolved issue of the effect of economic integration on environmental policy. In particular, we discuss the joint impact of trade openness and political uncertainty. Our theory predicts that the effect of trade integreation on the environment is conditional on the degree of political uncertainty. Trade integration raises the stringency of environmental policies, but the effect is reduced when the degree of political uncertainty is great. Political uncertainty has a positive effect on environmental policy as it reduces lobbying efforts. Applying our model to a unique data set of primarily developing countries, the empirical findings support the theory and are robust under alterntive specifications
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-24)
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Subject Free trade -- Environmental aspects -- Econometric models
International economic integration -- Environmental aspects -- Econometric models
Environmental policy -- Econometric models
Political stability -- Environmental aspects -- Econometric models
Environmental policy -- Econometric models
Form Electronic book
Author Mani, Muthukumara, 1964-
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Department.
ISBN 1451902077
9781451902075