dc.contributor.author | Greaker, Mads | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-26T15:38:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-11-26T15:38:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1892-753x | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/180471 | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract:
We analyze the trade and welfare effects of eco-labels in a domestic market with one domestic firm and one foreign firm. Pollution is production related, and the government can choose between including the product category in an eco-label scheme and setting an environmental standard. The environmental standard will only apply to the domestic firm, while both firms can adopt the eco-label. Given that the environmental damage is not too large, we find that it is optimal for the government to introduce an eco-label scheme. An eco-label scheme is optimal even though the domestic firm may loose profit and the foreign firm may gain. Hence, the eco-label scheme is not introduced for protectionist purposes. Further, if the government for some reason were prevented from using eco-labels, global, domestic and foreign welfare would be hampered.
Keywords: Eco-labels, strategie environmental, policy, trade | no_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | no_NO |
dc.publisher | Statistics Norway, Research Department | no_NO |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Discussion Papers;No, 332 | |
dc.subject | Welfare effects | no_NO |
dc.subject | Eco-labels | no_NO |
dc.subject | Environmental economics | no_NO |
dc.subject | Pollution | no_NO |
dc.subject | JEL classification: H7 | no_NO |
dc.subject | JEL classification: Q2 | no_NO |
dc.subject | JEL classification: R3 | no_NO |
dc.title | Eco-labels, production related externalities and trade | no_NO |
dc.type | Working paper | no_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Economics: 212 | no_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 33 s. | no_NO |