Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a State Level
There has been a long debate about the effects that free trade has on pollution. Most empirical analysis on this topic has focused at the national level. The objective of this study is to see if there is a relationship between the pollution generated by the manufacturing industry in each of Mexico’...
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| author | Jáuregui Nolen, Elena Catalina Salazar Cantú, José de Jesús Rodríguez Guajardo, Raymundo Cruz González García, Héctor |
| author_facet | Jáuregui Nolen, Elena Catalina Salazar Cantú, José de Jesús Rodríguez Guajardo, Raymundo Cruz González García, Héctor |
| author_sort | Jáuregui Nolen, Elena Catalina |
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| description | There has been a long debate about the effects that free trade has on pollution. Most empirical analysis on this topic has focused at the national level. The objective of this study is to see if there is a relationship between
the pollution generated by the manufacturing industry in each of Mexico’s 32 states and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This was done via panel data regression models using information on pollution,
income, and degree of trade from each of the states for the years 1993 and 2000. The pollution index level was constructed using the Industrial Pollution Projection System from the World Bank. In general we found a
positive relationship between trade liberalization and pollution caused by manufacturing. Furthermore, we found that income and pollution follow the relationship expressed in the Environmental Kuznets Curve.
RESUMEN
Existe un largo debate acerca de los efectos que la apertura comercial ha traído sobre la contaminación ambiental. En general, la relación entre
contaminación y apertura comercial en México, se ha estudiado en el nivel nacional. El objetivo de este estudio es determinar si existe una relación –
para cada estado del país- entre la contaminación del sector manufacturero en México y la apertura commercial, después de la firma del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte. Para ello, se realizó una estimación
de tipo panel con datos de las 32 entidades federativas de México para los años 1993 y 2000. Fueron analizadas variables, como apertura comercial, nivel de ingreso y niveles de contaminación, las cuales se construyeron
usando el Industrial Pollution Projection System del Banco Mundial. Se encontró que, en lo general, la apertura tiene una relación positiva sobre la
contaminación; además, se observó que la relación entre ingreso y contaminación está definida por la curva inversa de Kuznets para el medio ambiente. |
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| spelling | eprints-97632020-09-30T00:11:55Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/9763/ Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a State Level Jáuregui Nolen, Elena Catalina Salazar Cantú, José de Jesús Rodríguez Guajardo, Raymundo Cruz González García, Héctor H Ciencias Sociales en General HF Comercio: Contabilidad, Mercadeo There has been a long debate about the effects that free trade has on pollution. Most empirical analysis on this topic has focused at the national level. The objective of this study is to see if there is a relationship between the pollution generated by the manufacturing industry in each of Mexico’s 32 states and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This was done via panel data regression models using information on pollution, income, and degree of trade from each of the states for the years 1993 and 2000. The pollution index level was constructed using the Industrial Pollution Projection System from the World Bank. In general we found a positive relationship between trade liberalization and pollution caused by manufacturing. Furthermore, we found that income and pollution follow the relationship expressed in the Environmental Kuznets Curve. RESUMEN Existe un largo debate acerca de los efectos que la apertura comercial ha traído sobre la contaminación ambiental. En general, la relación entre contaminación y apertura comercial en México, se ha estudiado en el nivel nacional. El objetivo de este estudio es determinar si existe una relación – para cada estado del país- entre la contaminación del sector manufacturero en México y la apertura commercial, después de la firma del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte. Para ello, se realizó una estimación de tipo panel con datos de las 32 entidades federativas de México para los años 1993 y 2000. Fueron analizadas variables, como apertura comercial, nivel de ingreso y niveles de contaminación, las cuales se construyeron usando el Industrial Pollution Projection System del Banco Mundial. Se encontró que, en lo general, la apertura tiene una relación positiva sobre la contaminación; además, se observó que la relación entre ingreso y contaminación está definida por la curva inversa de Kuznets para el medio ambiente. UANL. Facultad de Economía 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/9763/1/2010%20Free%20Trade%20and%20Pollution.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/9763/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/2010%20Free%20Trade%20and%20Pollution.pdf Jáuregui Nolen, Elena Catalina y Salazar Cantú, José de Jesús y Rodríguez Guajardo, Raymundo Cruz y González García, Héctor (2010) Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a State Level. Ensayos: revista de economía, 29 (2). pp. 99-119. ISSN 1870-221X |
| spellingShingle | H Ciencias Sociales en General HF Comercio: Contabilidad, Mercadeo Jáuregui Nolen, Elena Catalina Salazar Cantú, José de Jesús Rodríguez Guajardo, Raymundo Cruz González García, Héctor Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a State Level |
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| title | Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in
Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a
State Level |
| title_full | Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in
Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a
State Level |
| title_fullStr | Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in
Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a
State Level |
| title_full_unstemmed | Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in
Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a
State Level |
| title_short | Free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in
Mexico: A verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a
State Level |
| title_sort | free trade and pollution in the manufacturing industry in mexico a verification of the inverse kuznets curve at a state level |
| topic | H Ciencias Sociales en General HF Comercio: Contabilidad, Mercadeo |
| url | http://eprints.uanl.mx/9763/1/2010%20Free%20Trade%20and%20Pollution.pdf |
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