ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TRADE IN INDIA |
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| Authors: | Kakali Mukhopadhyay Debesh Chakraborty |
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| Institution: | 1. Visiting Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta , Calcutta, India;2. Professor in the Department of Economics at Jadavpur University , Calcutta, India |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This article aims at contributing to environment trade debate by evaluating the impacts of international trade on emissions of carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides for the Indian economy during 90s using Input-Output techniques. The article has constructed an index of pollution terms of trade. Using the Input-Output table of 1991–92 and 1996–97 for India we have computed pollution terms of trade for the content of CO2, SO2, and NO x . Results show that the indices are below 100, indicating that India produces goods that are more environment friendly than goods it imports, thus challenging the pollution haven hypothesis for India. The article has also offered explanations for these results. |
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