Costly pollution abatement, competitiveness and plant location decisions

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A link between the environment and trade policy was unveiled in the public-policy sector during the Uruguay round of the GATT and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Trade liberalization hikes production concerns regarding expensive environmental limits though the stand versus liberal trade to welfare issues is not connected. Also, it was found that multinationals are not responsible for hiking the production-reallocation impact from environmental regulations or restrictions. The creation of trade barriers after the development of environmental policy can only decrease welfare.

Factory Management, Pollution

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Induced technological change and the attractiveness of CO2 abatement policies

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Research was conducted to investigate the effects of induced technological change on CO2 abatement policy. A numerical model which uses a different approach in capturing the relationship between climate policies, supply of knowledge-generating resources, incentives to engage in research and development (R&D) and the rate of technological change was used. Results suggest that the cost of initiating technological change should be taken seriously and that carbon tax can have varying effects on R&D.

Tax Law, Public Finance Activities, Taxation, Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental aspects, Carbon dioxide, Carbon, Tax abatement, Research and development tax credit

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Plant location and strategic environmental policy with inter-sectoral linkages

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Inter-sectoral connections among industries were considered in the analysis of the effects of environmental policy on plant locations in imperfectly competitive international-trade paradigms. Many industries can be affected by environmental policies set up for one industry. Also, vital hysteresis effects may be produced by the creation of environmental policies. Ecological dumping may also become viable through these models for reasonable limitations.

Environmental Management, Plant Siting Analysis, Investment management

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