Impact of trade and international transport on environmental quality, a study in Latin American and Caribbean countries

Christian Martín García

Argentina

Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

Dpto. de Investigación Francisco Valsecchi, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas.

Submitted: 2017-12-20

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Accepted: 2018-05-07

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Published: 2018-06-28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7201/earn.2018.01.03
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Carbon dioxide emissions in international transport, environmental degradation, trade openess in Latin America

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Este estudio fue financiado por el programa de investigadores de la Secretaría de Comercio dependiente del Ministerio de Producción de la República Argentina.

Abstract:

This paper explores the effect of trade liberalization and international transport on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 18 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean for the period 1995-2013. The results indicate that an increase in the levels of trade openness has a greater effect for high-income countries (0.17 %) than for the others (0.067 %). While it is observed that an increase of 1 % in the tons transported per kilometer increases CO2 emissions by 0.022 % (high-income countries) and by 0.014 % (middle-high income countries).

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