International differences in emissions intensity and emissions content of global trade

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Douglas, Stratford; Nishioka, Shuichiro
• 署名单位: West Virginia University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2012.05.003
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 415-427
• 关键词: Heckscher-Ohlin; Emissions technique; co2 emissions; environment

摘要

Understanding international differences in the emissions intensity of trade and production is essential to understanding the effects of greenhouse gas limitation policies. We develop data on emissions from 41 industrial sectors in 39 countries and estimate the CO2 emissions intensity of production and trade. We find no evidence that developing countries specialize in emissions-intensive sectors; instead, our evidence suggests that emissions intensities differ systematically across countries because of differences in production techniques. Our results confirm that international differences in emissions intensity are substantial, but suggest that they do not play a significant factor in determining patterns of trade. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.