2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Empirical research on environmental policies as non-tariff barriers and behaviour of international firms
| Project/Area Number |
26780152
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Economic policy
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| Research Institution | Prefectural University of Kumamoto |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 国際経済学 / 国際貿易 / 非関税障壁 / 環境政策 / 企業行動 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
As trade liberalization proceeds, non-tariff barriers have been increasingly important. Pro-environmental policies unintentionally change the structure of trade and cost of firms. This research conducted empirical analysis at firm level in Malaysia and Vietnam and forcus on the effect of RoHS directive and REACH. We found that compliance with RoHS and REACH increases cost and probability of export. In addition, the negative effect of compliance on the number of export markets imply that RoHS and REACH may lead to concentration of exports to the EU market.
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| Free Research Field |
社会科学
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