Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/229575 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 8757
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is the international agreement that regulates international trade in wildlife to prevent its decline. Little is known about the effectiveness of its trade restrictions and bans. Combining the largest available panel database on wildlife population sizes of vertebrates with the history of species’ inclusion into CITES, we find that populations increase by 20% after their species’ inclusion into CITES. This effect is driven by populations in countries with thorough enforcement. Outright trade bans increase wildlife, but restrictions that incentivize sustainable use have more immediate positive effects.
Subjects: 
CITES
endangered species
wildlife decline
wildlife trade policy
JEL: 
F18
Q27
Q56
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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