Dynamic Environmental Policy in Developing Countries in the Presence of a Balance of Trade Deficit and a Tariff

Batabyal, Amitrajeet A.; Beladi, Hamid; Lee, Dug Man

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“…are the properties of optimal environmental policy when a DC government corrects for pollution by taxing the production of the good manufactured by the polluting-also the import competing-sector, and when this government is unable to commit to the tax policy that it annoWlced at the beginning of its tenure in office? In contrast with some of the results obtained by Batabyal and Beladi (1999), we show that an existing distortion in the export sector will have only a slight impact on a DC government's ability to conduct environmental policy effectively.…”

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“…From this, Batabyal and Beladi (1999) conclude that the existing distortion in the polluting sector can have a detrimental impact on the DC government's ability to conduct environmental policy successfully.…”

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“…This paper's model is in the tradition of Mussa (1978), Karp and Paul (1994), Batabyal (1998), and Batabyal and Beladi (1999). These papers have all studied aspects of government policymaking in an intertemporal framework.…”

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“…Very recently, Batabyal (1998) and Batabyal and Beladi (1999) have analyzed dynamic models of environmental policy in DCs. In a two sector model, Batabyal (1998) shows that the welfare gain from correcting for pollution is generally bigger than the welfare loss from being unable to commit to a particular environmental policy.…”

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“…As such, optimality calls for the DC government to conduct an activist environmental policy, regardless of the length of time to which this government can commit to its announced policy. Batabyal and Beladi (1999) have extended this analysis and studied the nature of dynamic environmental policy when the polluting sector-also the import competing sector-of the DC is protected with an import tariff. They show that in the presence of this existing distortion, i.e., the import tariff, the optimal pollution tax may be zero or even negative.…”

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Dynamic environmental policy in developing countries with a dual economy

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We analyze a dynamic model of environmental policy in a stylized developing country CDC) with a dual economy. This DC's economy is distorted because the government subsidizes the exports of the non-polluting sector of the economy. We analyze the employment and output effects of three different pollution taxes. These taxes incorporate alternate assumptions about the DC government's ability to commit to its announced course of action. We describe the taxes, we examine the dependence of these taxes on the extant distortion, and we stipulate the conditions that call for an activist policy, irrespective of the length of time to which the government can commit to its announced policy. Inter alia, our analysis shows why some DC governments may not be serious about environmental protection.

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This book recognizes that sustainable development (SD) is a primary challenge of the twenty-first century (with poverty alleviation as the main goal), and sets out a framework called "sustainomics" (including the balanced inclusive green growth, or BIGG, path) developed over the past twenty-five years to meet that challenge. SD is defined here as "a process for improving the range of opportunities that enables individual human beings and communities to achieve their aspirations and full potential over a sustained period of time, while maintaining the resilience of economic, social and environmental systems." Links with the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are also explained.The main message of this volume is optimistic: although the problems are serious, an effective response can be mounted, provided we begin immediately. Sustainomics seeks to show us the first practical steps in making the transition from the risky business-as-usual scenario to a safer and more sustainable future.Sustainomics is "a transdisciplinary, integrative, comprehensive, balanced, heuristic and practical framework for making development more sustainable" (MDMS) (Munasinghe 2002a, p.1). Unlike other traditional disciplines, it focuses exclusively on SD. Thus, the first principle of the framework seeks to make ongoing and future development efforts more sustainable as a first step toward the ultimate goal of SD. Other key principles stress: (a) balanced consideration of the three dimensions of the SD triangle (social, economic and environmental); (b) fresh ideas by transcending conventional boundaries imposed by values, discipline, space, time, stakeholder viewpoints and operational needs; and (c) practical application of innovative methods and tools throughout the full cycle from data gathering to policy implementation and feedback.This volume also seeks to clearly illustrate the methodology with empirical case studies that are practical and policy relevant over a wide range of geographic-and time-scales, countries, sectors, ecosystems and circumstances. Every application does not necessarily give equal weight to all elements of the triangle (i.e., social, environmental and economic). Many cover all three aspects, while others primarily address two aspects (e.g., economic and environmental) or a single aspect (economic cost-benefit analysis [CBA], social multistakeholder consultative process, etc.), with the other aspects covered less prominently. In general, the book shows how a broad array of sustainomics-compatible methods

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