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Import Tariffs as Environmental Policy Instruments

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Authors:
  1. Christiane Kraus

    1. The World Bank, USA
      Hannover University, Hannover, Germany

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Part of the book series: Economy & Environment (ECEN, volume 19)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introductory Remarks

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 1-15

  3. Eco-Tariffs to Avoid Eco-dumping and Environmental Races towards the Bottom (ERTB)

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 17-29

  4. An International Trade Model with Pollution and Eco-tariffs

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 31-46

  5. Tariffs to Avoid Eco-dumping for Terms of Trade Reasons

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 47-76

  6. Tariffs to Avoid Eco-dumping for Strategic Trade Policy Reasons

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 77-96

  7. Tariffs to Counteract Eco-dumping Caused by Regulatory Capture

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 97-119

  8. The Role of Tariffs in Protecting Global Environmental Commons

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 121-134

  9. An International Trade Model with Spill-over Pollution

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 135-147

  10. Tariffs as Second Best Instruments to Internalise Spill-over Externalities

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 149-164

  11. Incentive Effects of Eco-tariffs

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 165-178

  12. Policy Debate: Introductory Remarks

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 179-182

  13. Eco-tariffs and Domestic Environmental Policy

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 183-201

  14. Eco-tariffs and Global Environmental Policy

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 203-223

  15. Concluding Remarks

    • Christiane Kraus
    Pages 225-227

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 229-249
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The theoretical claims for eco-tariffs are rigorously analyzed within a unified framework formed of an international trade model enriched with both a domestic and a global externality. During the course of the analysis the model is modified to analyze an array of contexts for which eco-tariffs have been claimed to improve environmental quality or welfare. The circumstances and conditions are characterised under which such tariffs can be shown to improve environmental quality and social welfare, taking account of general equilibrium effects. The theoretical results are applied in a policy analysis of eco-tariffs and other trade instruments in the context of domestic and global environmental policy in order to assess the relevance of the eco-tariffs that have been subjected to the theoretical analysis. Finally, the GATT/WTO rules and regulations are presented, since to date these have banned the use of eco-tariffs. The rules and regulations are mapped against the theoretical results to show which rules ought to be changed.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The World Bank, USA

    Christiane Kraus

  • Hannover University, Hannover, Germany

    Christiane Kraus

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