pollution and economic activity in Mexico, compares those results to the United States, and draws out implications for the FTAA … determines pollution levels can benefit from their ability to take advantage of newer technologies after liberalizing trade, as … is the case with the Mexican steel industry. However, if pollution is a function of end of pipe technology, as in the …

protection could lead pollution- intensive industry to concentrate in the nations where regulations are lax. This effect, often … referred to as the “pollution haven” hypothesis, is much discussed in theory, but finds only ambiguous support in empirical … research to date. Methodologies used for research on trade and environment differ widely; many are difficult to apply to …

. By this strategy, the country generally accumulates current account surpluses, which implies a possibility that China …

Development (ESD). ESD requires decision-makers to take into account economic development, the environment and social factors in …

investment may come to a region or country where environment protection norms are less strict. Investors may be induced to … outsource their pollution-intensive production where the expected cost of pollution abatement is significantly less. This gave … birth to the much debated idea of 'pollution havens', parallel to low-wage havens. Developing countries are more vulnerable …

its probable success given future trends and its impacts on the human and natural environment. Forecasting, by which I …