http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30467 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:07:48 GMT 2013-05-21T21:07:48Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35441 International Trade in Resource Goods and Returns to Labor in the Non-Resource Sectors Emami, Ali; Johnston, Richard S. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is among those institutions that advocate free trade in goods, service and capital among nations. This view is not shared universally, however, especially when there are important natural resource, environmental and labor issues at stake. In fact, some countries discourage the exportation of natural resource goods, while others encourage such trade. This paper examines possible explanations for these differences, focusing on the roles of (a) the "taste" for the resource goods in the domestic economy and (b) diminishing returns to labor in the non-resource sectors. Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35441 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35439 Cross-Hauling of Polluting Factors: Extended Abstract McAusland, Carol A two stage game is analyzed in which citizens who own mobile factors of production also vote for domestic environmental policies. It is shown that individuals have an incentive to cross-haul polluting factors across jurisdictions when direct controls are used to regulate emissions, that this cross-hauling can induce a ratcheting up of environmental policy in both jurisdictions, and can occur even when jurisdictions are identical and offer the same direct rates of return on installed capacity. The importance of the order in which capacity export decisions and voting occur are also analyzed, and it is found that factor mobility may induce ratcheting up of environmental policy even in a jurisdiction that acts as a host to all polluting activity. Abstract only Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35439 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35430 Environmental Impacts on Optimal Trade Policies Chao, Chi-Chur; Yu, Eden S.H. This paper examines the impacts of tightening environmental regulations on optimal trade and investment policies. We find that for a small open two-sector economy with an importable sector relying on foreign capital while emitting pollution, a more stringent environmental measure leads to a higher optimal tariff and possibly a higher optimal tax on foreign capital. This result holds whether or not there are capital tax credits in the foreign country. When such tax credits are in place in the foreign country, three possible cases regarding the domestic capital tax rate relative to the foreign rate are identified and examined. In one such case, multiple equilibria of optimal policies may exist. Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35430 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35427 From Shark Fin Markets to Shark Populations: An Integrated Market Preference Cohort Analysis Of the Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) Fong, Quentin S.W.; Anderson, James L. The increasing demand for shark fins in Asia and the shark s life history pattern of slow growth, late maturity, and few offspring, have generated concerns regarding the sustainability of shark resources. Despite this concern, little effort has been spent on understanding the markets for shark fin products and the population dynamics of sharks. This work incorporates the results of a conjoint analysis of dried processed shark fins from Hong Kong into a cohort model of the balcktip shark with the objective of maximizing the utility of Hong Kong shark fin importers/processors. Results show that optimal harvest sizes and ages for all mortality and discount factor scenarios are greater than the maturation sizes and ages for both male and female blacktip. Policy implications for this study are also discussed. Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35427 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z