Economic and Environmental Benefits of Eliminating Log Export Bans-The Case of Costa Rica /

An increasing number of tropical timber producing nations have enacted bans on export of logs. Proponents argue that a log export ban is a second-best policy tool for addressing environmental externalities; it also creates more jobs and improves scale efficiencies domestically. Theoretical arguments...

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1. Verfasser: Kishor, Nalin
Weitere Verfasser: Constantino, Luis, Mani, Muthukumara
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/153
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF