Published April 2007
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Journal article
An Empirical Examination of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis for India. Towards a Green Leontief Paradox?
Creators
- 1. Faculty of Economics, University of Groningen, PO Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen (Netherlands)
- 2. Centre for Development and Environment Policy, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Joka, D.H. Road, Calcutta, 700104 (India)
Description
Using input-output analysis, we examine whether India can be regarded as a pollution haven. We calculate the extra CO2, SO2 and NOx emissions induced by 1 billion rupees of additional exports. This is compared with the reduction of Indian pollution caused by an import increase of equal size. In contrast to what the pollution haven hypothesis states for developing countries, we find that India considerably gains from extra trade. Comparing 1996/1997 with 1991/1992, the gains have only increased, indicating that India has moved further away from being a pollution haven. The outcome is robust to changes in the underlying assumptions
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Environmental and Resource Economics
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 427-449
- ISSN
- 0924-6460
- CODEN
- ERECEP
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 39037767
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; EMISSION; EXPORTS; FOSSIL FUELS; IMPORTS; INDIA; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MACHINERY; MATERIALS; METALS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SALES; SECTORAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRADE
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EQUIPMENT; FUELS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR OXIDES; TRADE
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- Notes
- Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10640-006-9036-9