Growth-trade-environment nexus in India

authored by

Pradyot Ranjan Jena, Ulrike Grote

Abstract

This paper evaluates the environmental impacts of economic growth and trade liberalization in India. The empirical strategy in this paper is to estimate the scale, technique and trade-induced composition effects of trade liberalization on pollution. We collect data across major industrial states of India over the time period 1991-2003 and use panel regression techniques for such estimation. The results establish that the impact of growth and trade liberalization on environmental pollution is not unique across the pollutants. It rather depends upon the specific indicator that is examined. Finally, we conclude that trade promotion in the presence of a dynamic pollution regulatory framework can yield sustainable trade.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Environmental Economics and World Trade

Type

Article

Journal

Economics Bulletin (EB)

Volume

17

Publication date

20.04.2008

Publication status

E-pub ahead of print

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Electronic version(s)

http://www.accessecon.com/includes/CountdownloadPDF.aspx?PaperID=EB-08Q40018 (Access: Open)