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This paper contributes to the debate on the existence of pollution haven effects by systematically measuring the pollution content of trade (measured by the pollution content of imports, PCI) and decomposing it into three components-a "deep" component (unrelated to the environmental debate but including variables traditionally present in the gravity model) and two components (factor endowments and environmental policies) that occupy center stage in the debate on trade and the environment. The decomposition is carried out for 1986-88 for an extensive data set covering 10 pollutants, 48 countries, and 79 ISIC 4-digit sectors. Illustrative decompositions presented for three of the 10 pollutants in the data set indicate a significant pollution haven effect which increases the PCI of the North because of stricter environmental regulations in the North. At the same time, the factor endowment effect decreases the PCI of the North as the North is relatively well-endowed in capital and pollution-intensive activities are also capital-intensive. On a global scale, because the bulk of trade is intraregional with a high North-North share, these effects are small relative to the "deep" determinants of the worldwide pollution content of trade. In sum, although the impact has been stronger on vertical (North-South) trade flows, differences in factor endowments and environmental policies have only marginally affected the pollution content of world trade during the 1986-88 period.

Abatement --- Abatement Costs --- Comparative Advantage --- Economic Activity --- Emissions --- Environment --- Environmental --- Environmental Economics and Policies --- Environmental Policies --- Environmental Policy --- Environmental Quality --- Environmental Regulations --- Equilibrium --- Imports --- Income --- Investment --- Knowledge --- Pollution --- Production --- Standards --- Trade

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This paper contributes to the debate on the existence of pollution haven effects by systematically measuring the pollution content of trade (measured by the pollution content of imports, PCI) and decomposing it into three components-a "deep" component (unrelated to the environmental debate but including variables traditionally present in the gravity model) and two components (factor endowments and environmental policies) that occupy center stage in the debate on trade and the environment. The decomposition is carried out for 1986-88 for an extensive data set covering 10 pollutants, 48 countries, and 79 ISIC 4-digit sectors. Illustrative decompositions presented for three of the 10 pollutants in the data set indicate a significant pollution haven effect which increases the PCI of the North because of stricter environmental regulations in the North. At the same time, the factor endowment effect decreases the PCI of the North as the North is relatively well-endowed in capital and pollution-intensive activities are also capital-intensive. On a global scale, because the bulk of trade is intraregional with a high North-North share, these effects are small relative to the "deep" determinants of the worldwide pollution content of trade. In sum, although the impact has been stronger on vertical (North-South) trade flows, differences in factor endowments and environmental policies have only marginally affected the pollution content of world trade during the 1986-88 period.

Abatement --- Abatement Costs --- Comparative Advantage --- Economic Activity --- Emissions --- Environment --- Environmental --- Environmental Economics and Policies --- Environmental Policies --- Environmental Policy --- Environmental Quality --- Environmental Regulations --- Equilibrium --- Imports --- Income --- Investment --- Knowledge --- Pollution --- Production --- Standards --- Trade

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China has been the most successful developing country in this modern era of globalization. Since initiating economic reform after 1978, its economy has expanded at a steady rate over 8 percent per capita, fueling historically unprecedented poverty reduction (the poverty rate declined from over 60 percent to 7 percent in 2007). Other developing countries struggling to grow and reduce poverty are naturally interested in what has been the source of this impressive growth and what, if any, lessons they can take from China. This paper focuses on four features of modern China that have changed significantly between the pre-reform period and today. The Chinese themselves call their reform program Gai Ge Kai Feng, "change the system, open the door." "Change the system" means altering incentives and ownership, that is, shifting the economy from near total state ownership to one in which private enterprise is dominant. "Open the door" means exactly what it says, liberalizing trade and direct investment. A third lesson is the development of high-quality infrastructure: China's good roads, reliable power, world-class ports, and excellent cell phone coverage throughout the country are apparent to any visitor. What is less well known is that most of this infrastructure has been developed through a policy of "cost recovery" that prices infrastructure services at levels sufficient to finance the capital cost as well as operations and maintenance. A fourth important lesson is China's careful attention to agriculture and rural development, complemented by rural-urban migration.

Auto industry --- Banks and Banking Reform --- Debt Markets --- Driving --- Emerging Markets --- Environmental regulations --- Finance and Financial Sector Development --- Health, Nutrition and Population --- Infrastructure finance --- Infrastructure investment --- Pollution --- Population Policies --- Private Sector Development --- Rail --- Roads --- Tax --- Transport --- Transport Economics, Policy and Planning --- Trip

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May 1999 - In the new round of World Trade Organization talks expected in late 1999, negotiations about access to agricultural and services markets should be given top priority, but new trade agenda issues should also be discussed. Including new trade agenda issues would increase market discipline's role in the allocation of resources in agriculture and would encourage nonagricultural groups with interests in the new issues to take part in the round, counterbalancing forces favoring agricultural protection. A new round of World Trade Organization negotiations on agriculture, services, and perhaps other issues is expected in late 1999. To what extent should those negotiations include new trade agenda items aimed at ensuring that domestic regulatory policies do not discriminate against foreign suppliers? Hoekman and Anderson argue that negotiations about market access should be given priority, as the potential welfare gains from liberalizing access to agricultural (and services) markets are still huge, but new issues should be included too. Including new trade agenda issues would increase the role of market discipline in the allocation of resources in agriculture and would encourage nonagricultural groups with interests in the new issues to take part in the round, counterbalancing forces in favor of agricultural protection. They also argue, however, that rule-making efforts to accommodate the new issues should be de-linked from negotiations about access to agricultural markets, because the issues affect activity in all sectors. This paper-a product of the Development Research Group-is part of a larger effort in the group to analyze options and priorities for developing countries in the run-up to a new round of WTO negotiations. Bernard Hoekman may be contacted at bhoekman@worldbank.org or kanderson@economics.adelaide.edu.au.

Agribusiness --- Agricultural Production --- Agricultural Protection --- Agriculture --- Competition --- Debt Markets --- Economic Development --- Economic Theory and Research --- Economics --- Emerging Markets --- Environment --- Environmental --- Environmental Economics and Policies --- Environmental Regulations --- Finance and Financial Sector Development --- Free Trade --- Income --- International Economics & Trade --- Investment --- Labor Policies --- Law and Development --- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth --- Markets --- Policies --- Private Sector Development --- Public Sector Development --- Quotas --- Resources --- Rural Communities --- Social Protections and Labor --- Standards --- Subsidies --- Tariffs --- Taxation --- Trade --- Trade Law --- Trade Policy --- Welfare Gains --- World Trade Organization

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Environmental odour is perceived as a major nuisance by rural as well as urban populations. The sources of odourous substances are manifold. In urban areas, these include restaurants, small manufacturing trades, and other sources, which might cause complaints. In the suburbs, wastewater treatment plants, landfill sites, and other infrastructures are the expected major odour sources. These problems are often caused be the accelerated growth of cities. In rural sites, livestock farming and the spreading of manure on the fields is blamed for severe odour annoyance. In fact, environmental odours are considered to be a common cause of public complaints by residents to local authorities, regional, or national environmental agencies. This Special Issue of Atmosphere will address the entire chain, from the quantification of odour sources, abatement methods, the dilution in the atmosphere, and the assessment of odour exposure for the assessment of annoyance. In particular, this Special Issue aims to encourage contributions dealing with field trials and dispersion modeling to assess the degree of annoyance and the quantitative success of abatement measures.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- environmental odour --- emission --- annoyance --- separation distance --- dispersion models --- empirical equations --- odour --- dispersion modelling --- wastewater treatment --- odour impact criteria --- separation distances --- odour legislation --- air quality --- air pollution --- odor --- smell --- odour units --- agriculture --- environmental regulations --- policy --- VOC --- GC-QTOF-MS --- GC-IMS --- wastewater treatment plant --- air dispersion model --- dose–response relationship --- odor impact criterion (OIC) --- perception-related odor exposure --- wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) --- Odors --- Odor Patrol --- Odor Profile Method --- monitoring Odors --- field inspection --- odour impact --- odour modelling --- olfactometry --- proficiency test --- bench loop --- n-butanol --- sampling uncertainties --- odorants --- SOAV --- OTV --- livestock --- odour dispersion modelling --- climate change --- stability classification --- n/a --- dose-response relationship