TY - JOUR
T1 - Trade-induced technological change
T2 - Analyzing economic and environmental outcomes
AU - Managi, Shunsuke
AU - Kumar, Surender
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank two anonymous referees for helpful comments. This research was funded by the Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences (JSPS), Yokohama National University and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The results and conclusions of this paper do not necessary represent the views of the funding agencies.
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - We analyze how changes in trade openness are related to induced technological innovations that are not only GDP increasing but also pollution saving. Our model includes by-products of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide emissions. We estimate a directional distance function for 76 countries over the period 1963-2000 to measure exogenous and trade-induced technological change. On average, we find substantial trade-induced technological progress, and its magnitude is about one third of the overall technological change. The trade-induced technological changes, however, are GDP reducing and pollution increasing. Empirically, we find that increased trade openness correlates to increased pollution.
AB - We analyze how changes in trade openness are related to induced technological innovations that are not only GDP increasing but also pollution saving. Our model includes by-products of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide emissions. We estimate a directional distance function for 76 countries over the period 1963-2000 to measure exogenous and trade-induced technological change. On average, we find substantial trade-induced technological progress, and its magnitude is about one third of the overall technological change. The trade-induced technological changes, however, are GDP reducing and pollution increasing. Empirically, we find that increased trade openness correlates to increased pollution.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.econmod.2009.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.econmod.2009.02.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:62949221871
VL - 26
SP - 721
EP - 732
JO - Economic Modelling
JF - Economic Modelling
SN - 0264-9993
IS - 3
ER -