| Project/Area Number |
21330060
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied economics
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SUGETA Hajime 関西大学, 経済学部, 教授 (90330167)
HIGASHIDA Keisaku 関西学院大学, 経済学部, 教授 (10302308)
MANAGI Shunsuke 東北大学, 環境科学研究科, 准教授 (70372456)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥7,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
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| Keywords | バーゼル条約 / 国際資源循環 / E-waste / 不適正処理 / 情報の非対称性 / 輸出需 / 廃棄物 / 国際貿易 / EPR政策 / 廃棄物貿易 / 改正バーゼル条約 / 貿易 / 許可制度 |
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| Research Abstract |
Recently, scraps including hazardous materials have been exported from developed countries to developing countries for recycling. In some cases, improper recycling methods are applied when recovering resources from those scraps in developing countries and the environment are severely polluted. As a solution for this problem, some politicians, environmental activists, and researchers have argued that exportation of scraps with hazardous materials from developed to developing countries should be banned by amending Basel Convention. We are opposed to them because such policy does necessarily generate economic loss and depress the economic growth of developing countries. We like to propose a more flexible trade agreement led by exporting countries rather than the ban amendment of the Convention. A series of results obtained in our theoretical and empirical studies show that such a flexible trade agreement can work well and lead to sustainable development of developing countries when those countries introduce effective policies for deterring improper recycling such as licensing system for E-waste recycling.
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