Conconi, Paola (2000) Green and producer lobbies: enemies or allies? Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick, Department of Economics. (Warwick economic research papers.

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Abstract

In this paper we employ a common agency model to study the role of green and producer lobbies in the determination of trade and environmental policies. We focus on two large countries that are linked by trade flows and transboundary pollution externalities. We show that the nature of the relationship between lobbies and the relative efficiency of unilateral and cooperative policy outcomes depend crucially on three factors: the type of policy regime, whether governments act unilaterally or cooperatively, and the extend of the 'pollution leakages'.

Item Type:	Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Lobbying, Transboundary pollution, Green movement -- Economic aspects, Producers' associations, International trade
Series Name:	Warwick economic research papers
Publisher:	University of Warwick, Department of Economics
Place of Publication:	Coventry
Date:	September 2000
Number:	No.570
Number of Pages:	30
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), University of Warwick
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