Are greener RTAs reducing “dirty” exports?

Abstract

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:等线"><span dir="ltr" lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:black">We examine the impact of environmental provisions in regional trade agreements (RTAs) on the environmentally harmful exports. Results show that environmental clauses in RTAs help reduce &ldquo;dirty&rdquo; exports, whereas RTA depth promotes exports. The exporting country may divert its polluting exports to its trading partner if it faces more environmental provisions with other countries.</span></span></span></span></p>