We describe the theoretical and empirical contributions that rigorous economic analysis can make in improving our comprehension of the important issues pertaining to environmental protection in the presence of international trade. We do this by studying and summarizing the scholarly...

We describe the theoretical and empirical contributions that rigorous economic analysis can make in improving our understanding of the salient issues relating to environmental protection in the presence of international trade. We do this by analyzing and summarizing the intellectual...

When it comes to inspections in invasive species management, the literature has shown that there is frequently a tension between economic cost reduction and inspection stringency. As such, we analyze the properties of two probabilistic inspection regimes that are designed to screen arriving...

When it comes to inspections in invasive species management, the literature has shown that there is frequently a tension between economic cost reduction and inspection stringency. As such, we analyze the properties of two probabilistic inspection regimes that are designed to screen arriving...

Credit rationing in the presence of asset inequality affects production and trade pattern in this paper, but not in the conventional way. A Ricardian general equilibrium framework with heterogeneous levels of asset ownership is developed to show that more equal asset distribution may contract...