Liberalization of international markets affects level of pollution in developing countries more than in developed countries. Therefore the impact of trade liberalization on environmental pollution is a challenge for policy makers. In this paper Auto Regressive Distributed Lags (ARDL) and Error Correction Model (ECM) methods are employed for a study of the relationship between trade liberalization and environmental pollution in Iran, in the long run as well as in the short run. Results indicate that pollution is negatively related to trade intensity and openness, while capital to labor ratio and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are positively related to pollution. Results also show that trade liberalization in the long run can solve environmental problems. At last, the paper analyzes the Environmental Kuznets Curve as regards Iranian economies.
mehrabi bashar abadi, H., jalaei esfand abadi, S. A., baghestani, A. A., & sherafatmand, H. (2010). Impact of Trade Liberalization on Environment Pollution in Iran. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 2-41(1), -.
MLA
hossein mehrabi bashar abadi; seyed abdolmajid jalaei esfand abadi; ali akbar baghestani; habibeh sherafatmand. "Impact of Trade Liberalization on Environment Pollution in Iran". Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 2-41, 1, 2010, -.
HARVARD
mehrabi bashar abadi, H., jalaei esfand abadi, S. A., baghestani, A. A., sherafatmand, H. (2010). 'Impact of Trade Liberalization on Environment Pollution in Iran', Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 2-41(1), pp. -.
VANCOUVER
mehrabi bashar abadi, H., jalaei esfand abadi, S. A., baghestani, A. A., sherafatmand, H. Impact of Trade Liberalization on Environment Pollution in Iran. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 2010; 2-41(1): -.
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