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Sustainability in International Trade

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 10199

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Javier Ordóñez

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Guest Editor
Department of Economics and Institute of International Economics. University Jaume I. Castellón, 12071, Spain
Interests: economic integration; economic convergence; inequality; energy economics; emerging economies and growth; unemployment; sustainable public policies
Prof. Celestino Suárez

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Department of Economics and Institute of International Economics. University Jaume I. Castellón, 12071, Spain
Interests: international trade and policy; transport, logistics and trade; maritime infrastructures; port economics; trade and development; sustainable development; emerging economies and growth; trade modelling; international trade and migration flows

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue addresses the topic of “Sustainability in International Trade” and it will comprise a selection of papers analyzing the relationship among environmental sustainability and international flows of goods. The impact of expanding international trade on the prospects of global sustainability from an environmental perspective is a challenging topic for economists, policy makers, and the like.

Economic growth resulting from trade expansion can have an obvious direct impact on the environment by increasing pollution or degrading natural resources. On the other hand, higher trade can in turn, by supporting development and social welfare, improve policies and rules, making a more efficient use of energy, water, and other basic inputs.

Transport infrastructure links the world economy and is crucial for trade and growth.  It enables market access by bringing together consumer and producers, increasing market size and promoting regional integration, among other achievements. But not all transport infrastructure brings equal benefits.  Building more sustainable and resilient logistic networks is vital, and there should be a shift to more ecologically friendly maritime, air, and inland transport.

We have also to face methodological challenges when assessing sustainability impacts at different stages in multilateral trade negotiations, as well as trade agreements among different regional areas.  So, this is a field of particular interest and should be on the forefront of research on global economic sustainability.

This Special Issue calls for research contributions that elaborate on sustainable practices related to international movements of goods, transport policies, and global logistic strategies. Theoretical contributions, as well as empirical and policy-oriented analyses are welcome.

Suitable topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Trade specialization and natural resources depletion
  • Trade movements and transport pollution effects
  • Supply chain sustainability and fragmented production
  • Trade agreements and environmental regulations
  • International competitiveness, markets competition, and ecological footprint
  • Energy efficiency and intermodal transport
  • Sustainable development and trade provisions

Prof. Javier Ordóñez
Prof. Celestino Suárez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Sustainability
  • International trade
  • International Transport and logistics
  • Global Supply chains
  • Environment and resources depletion

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Digitizable Product Trade Development and Carbon Emission: Evidence from 94 Countries
by Aihua Wang, Qiqi Ruan, Teng Zhou and Yanzhen Wang
Sustainability 2022, 14(22), 15245; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142215245 - 17 Nov 2022
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In the face of increasingly severe climate change and its destructive effects, how to effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions has become a challenging task. Developing a digital economy provides opportunities for countries to reduce pollution and carbon emissions and reach a goal of [...] Read more.
In the face of increasingly severe climate change and its destructive effects, how to effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions has become a challenging task. Developing a digital economy provides opportunities for countries to reduce pollution and carbon emissions and reach a goal of carbon neutrality. As an emerging trade form, digitizable product trade is of great significance to promoting economic growth and carbon emission reduction. This paper selects panel data for 94 countries from 2001 to 2019 and adopts the STIRPAT model to analyze the impact effect and impact mechanism of digitizable product trade on carbon emissions. Research results show that developing digitizable product trade will help countries reduce carbon emissions. The conclusion is robust by replacing the explained variable and core explanatory variable. The carbon emission reduction effect has heterogeneity due to differentiated national income levels and product categories. Mechanism analysis shows that digitizable product trade reduces carbon emissions through the technology effect. Our analysis indicates that countries developing digital trade and digital technology and actively responding to environmental issues have a greater chance of reduced carbon emissions. Full article
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The Efficiency of Document and Border Procedures for International Trade
by Takashi Hiraide, Shinya Hanaoka and Takuma Matsuda
Sustainability 2022, 14(14), 8913; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148913 - 21 Jul 2022
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In many countries, document and border procedures create trading barriers, thereby impairing economic growth. These can range from insufficient transshipment facilities to unsupportive institutional arrangements. To address this, countries have taken reforms to improve their procedures by introducing electronic documentation systems, strengthening border [...] Read more.
In many countries, document and border procedures create trading barriers, thereby impairing economic growth. These can range from insufficient transshipment facilities to unsupportive institutional arrangements. To address this, countries have taken reforms to improve their procedures by introducing electronic documentation systems, strengthening border infrastructure, and enhancing customs procedures. However, the efficiency of the document and border procedures in each country remains unclear, as well as how new reforms can affect these. This study investigated the efficiency of document and border procedures in each country, defined as the trade volume and value per required cost, time, and documents in the trading procedures. The efficiencies were calculated through a data envelopment analysis with cross-sectional data from 2019 and a window analysis with panel data from 2014 to 2019. The study found a positive change in export procedure efficiency after all three types of reforms were instituted in a country, but a positive change in import efficiency only after the introduction of electronic documentation. All countries were classified according to their document and border procedure strengths and weaknesses. Full article
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How Does China’s Economic Policy Uncertainty Affect the Sustainability of Its Net Grain Imports?
by Yuee Li and Jingdong Li
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6899; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126899 - 18 Jun 2021
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China is a considerable grain importer in the world. However, the sustainability of China’s grain imports has been greatly challenged by its increasing economic policy uncertainty (EPU).This paper constructs the indicators of economic and environmental sustainability of China’s net grain imports and analyzes [...] Read more.
China is a considerable grain importer in the world. However, the sustainability of China’s grain imports has been greatly challenged by its increasing economic policy uncertainty (EPU).This paper constructs the indicators of economic and environmental sustainability of China’s net grain imports and analyzes the impact of its EPU index on these indicators with a Time-Varying Parameter Stochastic Volatility Vector Autoregression (TVP-SV-VAR) model to explore how China’s EPU affects the sustainability of its net grain imports. The main conclusions are as follows.(1) The sustainability of China’s net grain imports fluctuated from 2001 to 2019. (2) China’s EPU has a negative impact on the economic sustainability of its net grain imports. A higher EPU index leads to a lower net import potential ratio and higher trade cost. (3) China’s EPU has a significant negative impact on the environmental sustainability of its net grain imports. It has the greatest negative impact on virtual water imports and smaller impact on virtual land imports and embodied carbon emission. Therefore, China’s EPU affects the sustainability of its net grain imports negatively through its impact on its net grain import potential ratio, trade cost, and virtual land, virtual water, and embodied carbon emissions in net grain imports. Full article
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