This paper sheds light on the iron and steel (IS) scrap trade to examine how economic development affects the quality demanded of recyclable resource. A simple model is presented that show a mechanism of how scrap quality impacts the direction of trade due to comparative advantage. We find that economic development in both importing and exporting countries has a positive effect on the quality of traded recyclables. Developed countries that intend to improve the domestic recovery of recyclables should raise the quality of separating recyclables while developing countries should tighten environmental regulations to help decrease the import of recyclables that cause pollution.
権利
Copyrights 日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）アジア経済研究所 / Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) http://www.ide.go.jp
雑誌名
IDE Discussion Paper
雑誌名(英)
IDE Discussion Paper
巻
282
発行年
2011-03-01
出版者
Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
著者版フラグ
publisher
日本十進分類法
564
JEL分類
JEL:F18 - Trade and Environment
JEL:O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
JEL:Q53 - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Solid Waste Recycling
JEL:Q56 - Environment and Development; Sustainability; Environmental Accounting
地域/国名
発展途上国
先進国
キーワード(LSH)
Recycling (waste, etc.)
Iron
International trade
Environmental problems
Developing countries
Developed countries
Iron and steel
Scrap
Environment
Trade
Does Quality Matter in the Iron and Scrap Trade?
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