Trade Integration, Environmental Degradation, and Public Health in Chile: Assessing the Linkages

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1999-02-01
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Beghin, John
Bowland, Brad
Dessus, Sebastien
Roland-Holst, David
van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique
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Beghin, John
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Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
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This paper uses an empirical simulation model to examine links between trade integration, pollution, and public health in Chile. Using a general equilibrium framework, we synthesize economic, engineering, and health data in a way that elucidates this complex relationship and can support more coherent policy in all three areas. The basic tool of analysis is a 72-sector calibrated general equilibrium (CGE) model, incorporating monitoring functions for 13 effluent categories and a variety of mortality and morbidity indicators. While the methodology supports more general applications, present attention is confined to atmospheric pollution and health status in the Santiago metropolitan area.

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