Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/79167 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2002-23
Publisher: 
Rutgers University, Department of Economics, New Brunswick, NJ
Abstract: 
This paper examines whether trade relationships facilitate resolution of international environmental spillovers. Trade might promote cooperation by providing opportunities for implicit side payments, allowing linkage between nvironmental and trade concessions, providing direct leverage over other countries' production, or instilling a perception of shared goals. Using data from the UN's Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) on water quality in international rivers, the paper examines the influence of bilateral trade on pollution in rivers that cross international borders. In equations with country fixed effects, the paper finds evidence of lower water pollution in rivers shared between countries with more extensive trade.
Subjects: 
Environment
Transboundary pollution
Water quality
JEL: 
F18
Q56
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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