Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/147212 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
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[Journal:] Journal of Economic Structures [ISSN:] 2193-2409 [Volume:] 4 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 1-12
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This study analyzes the impact of international trade on environmental efficiency. Using a data envelopment analysis (DEA) model that allows us to treat undesirable outputs and super-efficiency beyond unity, we measure the environmental efficiency of four typical air pollutants-SO 2 , NOx, particulate matter 10 um or less in diameter, and CO 2 -for 98 countries for the period 1970 - 2008. The resulting environmental efficiency is regressed on income, capital-labor ratio, and trade openness. The panel regression results reveal that trade openness is positively correlated to the environmental efficiency. However, the impact of trade openness on environmental efficiency varies across countries depending on their relative per capita income. The estimated results show that the higher the relative income per capita, the more the benefit of trade on the environmental efficiency.
Subjects: 
Data envelopment analysis
Environmental efficiency
Pollution haven hypothesis
Super-efficiency
JEL: 
Q56
Q53
Q54
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