Politiques de l'environnement et libéralisation des échanges au Costa Rica Une vue d'ensemble
This paper analyses linkages between growth, trade and the environment in Costa Rica with a Computable General Equilibrium economy-wide model. The investigation considers trade liberalisation and environmental policy reform, and their impact on economic activity and polluting emissions. Environmenta...
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Formato: | Capítulo de libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Francés |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing
1996.
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Colección: | OECD Development Centre Working Papers,
no.110. |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706451806719 |
Sumario: | This paper analyses linkages between growth, trade and the environment in Costa Rica with a Computable General Equilibrium economy-wide model. The investigation considers trade liberalisation and environmental policy reform, and their impact on economic activity and polluting emissions. Environmental taxes are shown to have a small negative impact on growth while allowing a sharp decrease of emissions. Outward orientation promotes growth, but induces a risk of wholesale specialisation in “dirty” activities. Free trade, combined with appropriate effluent taxes, enhance factor reallocation towards competitive industries, and hence growth, while significantly abating emissions ... |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (37 p. ) |