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Are greener RTAs reducing “dirty” exports?

by Li Cao a orcid ,  Dahai Fu a,* orcid  and  Ying Zhang b
a
School of International Trade and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
b
Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
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EAL  2023, 36; 2(4), 36; https://doi.org/10.58567/eal02040002
Received: 18 March 2023 / Accepted: 8 July 2023 / Published Online: 17 July 2023
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Abstract

We examine the impact of environmental provisions in regional trade agreements (RTAs) on the environmentally harmful exports. Results show that environmental clauses in RTAs help reduce “dirty” exports, whereas RTA depth promotes exports. The exporting country may divert its polluting exports to its trading partner if it faces more environmental provisions with other countries.

Keywords: Regional trade agreements; environmental provisions; gravity model; trade diversion;
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Cao, L.; Fu, D.; Zhang, Y. Are greener RTAs reducing “dirty” exports?. Economic Analysis Letters, 2023, 2, 36. https://doi.org/10.58567/eal02040002
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