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Mathias Kirchner, Erwin Schmid
Integrated regional impact assessment of agricultural trade and domestic environmental policies
It remains challenging to derive general findings and conclusions from either economic theory or empirical studies on the
relationship between international trade and the regional environment. Consequently, we aim to analyse environmental effects
of agricultural trade policies in the Austrian Marchfeld region. We apply an integrated modelling framework that accounts
for heterogeneity in agricultural production and environmental outcomes. Scenario analysis is applied to assess regional impacts
of different trade policy scenarios. Sensitivity analyses reveal the relative influence of model parameters on outputs. The
results indicate that lower domestic tariffs have small beneficial effects on the regional environment. The regional environmental
impacts highly depend on the changes in world crop prices through global trade agreements. A laissez-faire market scenario
that includes the elimination of trade barriers and agri-environmental payments (AEPs) leads to substantial environmental
deterioration. Hence, the alignment of AEPs with WTO trading rules remains an important issue in the trade and environment
debate.
Forschungsbereich:Klima-, Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie
Sprache:Englisch