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Efficient International Environmental Agreements for Correlated Transnational Pollutants in the Presence of Free Trade of Goods and International Transfers

Emilson C. D. Silva, School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, emilson.silva@econ.gatech.edu , Xie Zhu, Department of Economics, Oakland University, USA, zhu@oakland.edu
 
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Emilson C. D. Silva and Xie Zhu (2011), "Efficient International Environmental Agreements for Correlated Transnational Pollutants in the Presence of Free Trade of Goods and International Transfers", Strategic Behavior and the Environment: Vol. 1: No. 2, pp 175-197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/102.00000008

Publication Date: 05 Apr 2011
© 2011 E. C. D. Silva and X. Zhu
 
Subjects
Agreements/Voluntary Agreements,  Trade,  Coalitions
 
Keywords
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International environmental agreementsClimate changeAcid rainEmission permit marketsProportional equityInternational tradeCoalitions
 

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In this article:
Introduction 
The Model 
Potential Status Quo Settings 
Efficient Environmental Policy Making 
Conclusions 
Appendix A 
Appendix B 
References 

Abstract

We examine numerous settings in which large strategic nations make environmental policies in the presence of international trade and form coalitions that aim to mitigate global or continental transnational pollution. We show that every nation has incentives to internalize all emission externalities and neutralize terms-of-trade effects in various settings in which all nations belong to coalitions, the coalitions are completely interconnected and the international transfers promoted within all coalitions are proportionally equitable. Although many efficient international arrangements feature coalitions with fewer than the total number of nations, all efficient arrangements yield payoffs identical to those produced by the grand coalition.

DOI:10.1561/102.00000008