Abstract

Illegal logging has become a global issue because of its adverse effects on biodiversity and climate change. In order to reduce illegal logging, many countries around the world have introduced regulations for the international trade of forest products. This paper examines the effects of these efforts on international trade of forest products. The analysis is conducted using the Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek model, where the number of regulations against illegal logging is used to describe the level of efforts, and is included as an explanatory variable for national net export of forest products. The results show that efforts against illegal logging have had significant and positive impacts on the net export of forest products.

Keywords

Illegal logging; regulations; international trade; wood products; Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek model

Published in

International Wood Products Journal
2018, volume: 9, number: 1, pages: 28-38
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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