Import Tariffs as Environmental Policy Instruments

by C. Kraus

Book Overview

The theoretical claims for eco-tariffs are rigorously analyzed within a unified framework formed of an international trade model enriched with both a domestic and a global externality. During the course of the analysis the model is modified to analyze an array of contexts for which eco-tariffs have been claimed to improve environmental quality or welfare. The circumstances and conditions are characterised under which such tariffs can be shown to improve...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048154618
• ISBN13: 9789048154616
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"