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Title
Greenhouse-gas Emission Controls and International Carbon Leakage through Trade Liberalization
Creator
Creator Name
Ishikawa, Jota Ishikawa, Jota
石川, 城太 石川, 城太
イシカワ, ジョウタ イシカワ, ジョウタ
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hitotsubashi University
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
RIETI
Creator Name
Okubo, Toshihiro Okubo, Toshihiro
大久保, 敏弘 大久保, 敏弘
オオクボ, トシヒロ オオクボ, トシヒロ
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Kobe University
Editor
Contributor Name
社会科学の高度統計・実証分析拠点構築 = Research Unit for Statistical and Empirical Analysis in Social Sciences
Key Word
trade liberalization
global warming
Kyoto Protocol
emission tax
emission quota
carbon leakage
JEL
F18
Q54
Abstract
This paper studies greenhouse-gas (GHG) emission controls in the presence of carbon leakage through international firm relocation. The Kyoto Protocol requires developed countries to reduce GHG emissions by a certain amount. Comparing emission quotas with emission taxes, we show that taxes coupled with lower trade costs facilitate more firm relocations than quotas do, causing more international carbon leakage. Thus, if a country is concerned about global emissions, emission quotas would be adopted to mitigate the carbon leakage. Firm relocation entails a trade-off between trade liberalization and emission regulations. Emission regulations may be hampered by trade liberalization, and vice versa.
Description
39722
Publisher
Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Issued Date
2008-11
Language
English(eng)
Resource Type
technical report
Version Type
VoR
Is Part OfRelation -
Related Title
Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series ; No. 13
Number of Pages
27
Sponsorship
グローバルCOEプログラム = Global COE Program
Appears in Collections
Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10086/16423