2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of Economic Globalization on Renewable Resources
| Project/Area Number |
22810006
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
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| Research Institution | Nanzan University (2011)
The University of Tokyo (2010) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 経済のグローバル化 / 森林 / 水 / 経済成長 |
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| Research Abstract |
I find that an increase in trade openness increases deforestation for non-OECD countries while slowing down deforestation for OECD countries. This implies that, in developing countries where deforestation is already serious, the globalization accelerates deforestation. Concerning water resources, my results show that : firstly, an increase in trade openness decreases the withdrawal of water resources in-2.471% on average ; and secondly, economic growth is possibly restricted by the scarcity of water resources.
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