Replication data for: Technology, International Trade, and Pollution from US Manufacturing
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Project Citation:
Levinson, Arik. Replication data for: Technology, International Trade, and Pollution from US Manufacturing. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113348V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Pollution emitted by US manufacturers declined markedly over the past several decades, even as real manufacturing output increased. I first show that most of the decline in US manufacturing pollution has resulted from changing production processes ("technology"), rather than changes in the mix of goods produced. I then show that increased net imports of polluting goods ("international trade") accounts for only a small portion of the
pollution reductions from the changing mix of goods. Together, these two findings demonstrate that shifting polluting industries overseas explains only a minor part -- less than 10 percent -- of the cleanup of US manufacturing. (JEL F18, L23, L60, O30, Q52, Q53)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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F18 Trade and Environment
L23 Organization of Production
L60 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
O30 Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General
Q52 Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
F18 Trade and Environment
L23 Organization of Production
L60 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
O30 Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General
Q52 Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
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