Trade, Innovation, Environment - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9401044090 ISBN 13 : 9789401044097

Editeur : Springer, 2012

Synopsis

The research projects at Fondazione Mattei have for some time now been dealing with the international dimension of environmental policy. Indeed, most environ- mental phenomena have international implications, which stem from a number of factors: physical ones, such as the transnational or global consequences of pollution and resource conservation; technological factors, such as technological cooperation and diffusion; and economic factors, such as trad, plant localiza- tion and migrations. Even in the absence of transnational pollution, therefore, the environmental issues involve substantial interdependence among countries. This volume, edited by Carlo Carraro, presents some of the research which we carried out in international environmental policy, focusing on the relationship between trade, innovation and the environment. The papers in part one discuss the impact of international trade and institu- tions on environmental resources. Those in part two deal with the importance of innovation when attempting to solve the major environmental problems. The papers in part three, finally, focus on specific policy issues stressing the impor- tance of institutions and property rights. The whole set of contributions can be seen as progress in environmental economics. The different chapters highlight the close relationship between envi- ronmental issues and economic development and they merge the literature on the environment with the literature on innovation, economic growth, trade, plant localization, institutions, etc.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book covers some of the most relevant issues in the new environmental economics. Its main emphasis is on the international dimension of environmental phenomena, which implies the necessity of designing properly coordinated economic/environmental policies. The issue of policy coordination is analysed both in the case where environmental externalities arise because of cross-country and global pollution flows, and in the case where trade and competitiveness effects induced by environmental regulation affect countries' relative economic performance. The context in which these issues are analysed relies on recent developments of game theory, industrial economics, international trade where imperfect competition and governments' strategic interactions are accounted for.
Recognizing that traditional environmental policy tools are not sufficient to regulate the present environment--economy interactions leads to appraise the effects of more sophisticated policy mixes. In particular, policies to stimulate technological innovation, to regulate industrial markets, to offset negative trade effects are examined. Attention is also devoted to the issue of economic growth. Under which conditions is endogenous growth consistent with environmental protection? Which policy mix can loosen the traditional tradeoff between environment and growth? These are two of the many critical questions which are addressed, and which find very interesting, albeit preliminary, answers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9401044090
• ISBN 13: 9789401044097
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Éditeur: Carraro Carlo
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